Paintings in the laboratory : scientific examination for art history and conservation / Karin Groen ; edited by Esther van Duijn.

Author/creator Groen, Karin author.
Other author Duijn, Esther van, editor.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Archetype Publications, 2014.
Copyright Date©2014
Descriptionxiv, 200 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm
Subjects

Portion of title Scientific examination for art history and conservation
Contents Introduction: Perspectives on the evolution of science for art history and conservation, and its current state -- Part I: Grounds and binding media -- Halcyon days for art history -- Grounds in Rembrandt's workshop and in paintings by his contemporaries -- Earth matters: the origin of the material used for the preparation of The Night Watch and many other canvases in Rembrandt's workshop after 1640 -- In the beginning there was red -- Investigation of the use of the binding medium by Rembrandt: chemical analysis and rheology -- Part II: Changing colours -- Towards identification of brown discoloration on green paint -- 'Towards identification of brown discoloration on green paint' revisited -- 'The foliage tends almost to blue' -- Scanning electron microscopy as an aid in the study of blanching -- Part III: Study of painting techniques -- Frans Hals: a technical examination / Karin Groen and Ella Hendriks -- Judith Leyster: a technical examination of her work / Ella Hendriks and Karin Groen -- Scientific examination of Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring / Karin Groen, Inez von der Werf, Klaas Jan van den Berg and Jaap J. Boon.
General noteCollection of the author's previously published journal articles and other short writings, which formed the basis of her doctoral dissertation in 2011.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-200).
ISBN1909492132 (pbk.)
ISBN9781909492134 (pbk.)

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