The conservation of the Carracci cartoons in the National Gallery

Author

Finaldi, Gabriele; Harding, Eric; Wallis, June

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

National Gallery technical bulletin. 1995, Vol. 16, 30-46, 20 ill. (5 col.) ; 2 diagrams

ISSN

0140-7430

Abstract (en)

Reports on the conservation of two cartoons by Agostino Carracci for the ceiling of the Galleria in Palazzo Farnese, Rome; also discusses mural painting and cartoon transfer techniques, the collaboration between Agostino and Annibale Carracci, and the provenance of the two cartoons (Cephalus Carried off by Aurora in her Chariot and A Woman Borne off by a Sea God).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602
• Cartoons (designs for transfer)
• Italy
• 1500-1600
• National Gallery||London (GBR)
• Palazzo Farnese||Roma (ITA)
• Mural painting
• Collaboration
• Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609
• Technique
• Conservation
• Carracci family, 16th-17th cs.

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Carracci, Agostino, 1557-1602
• Carton
• Italie
• 1500-1600
• National Gallery||London (GBR)
• Palazzo Farnese||Roma (ITA)
• Peinture murale
• Collaboration
• Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609
• Technique
• Conservation
• Carracci, famille, 16~e-17~e s.

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960101-00281691

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