How does this artwork elucidate its Restoration?
In 1972 Heinz Herzer and Volker Kinnius, Munich gallery owner, wrote a report on the conservation project of Rudolph Stapp.  Rudolph Stapp was the main conservationist working with the Victorious Youth, who was known for his specialty in ancient bronzes.    Past efforts to remove encrustation from the Bronze left various scratches in the metal.  The Victorious Youth took three months to clean.  First, the statue went into an artificial humidity chamber, exposing bronze disease.  The disease occurs when chlorides and salts in the bronze react with moisture producing discolored spots.  If left untreated, the copper part of bronze can easily fall off, leaving a disfigured image.  Specialists neutralize the active corrosion by submerging it in a heated solution of sodium sesquicarbonate.  The Victorious Youth is placed in a vacuum with the solution to penetrate interior layers without washing anything out.  This process repeats itself twice and is finalized with one last artificial humidity test to check if the bronze disease resurfaces.  A humid environment under 35% is necessary to keep the statue from deteriorating.