Silvia Mercer approached the restoration of the fifteenth-century Flemish tapestries with a singular, quiet exasperation. While her peers celebrated the vibrant, newly synthesized dyes that promised to return the faded wool to its original luster, Silvia preferred the muted tones of traditional organic pigments. To her, the modern restorations looked loud and artificial, lacking the subtle depth of natural indigo and madder. She spent hours in her dim, drafty studio in Ghent, methodically unpicking the clumsy repairs of nineteenth-century conservators who had used synthetic threads. Despite the painstaking nature of the work, Silvia was not known for her patience; rather, she possessed a fierce, restless energy that drove her to work late into the night, refusing assistance from apprentices. She often described herself as a 'reluctant custodian' of the past, motivated not by a sentimental love for history, but by a stubborn refusal to let poor craftsmanship endure.
According to the passage, Silvia Mercer is characterized by which of the following traits?
- Aa sentimental appreciation for Flemish history
- Ba patient approach to instructing her apprentices
- a restless energy and a lack of patienceAnswer
- Dan eager acceptance of modern synthetic materials