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Varnish, grounds, viewing distance, and lighting : some notes on seventeenth-century Italian painting technique

Author
Glanville, Helen
Document type
Article (acte de congrès)
Language
English
Conference title
Historical painting techniques, materials, and studio practice : preprints of a symposium, University of Leiden, the Netherlands, 26-29 June 1995
Author (monograph)
Wallert, Arie (Editor, Collective Author); Hermens, Erma (Editor, Collective Author); Peek, Marja (Editor, Collective Author)
Source
Historical painting techniques, materials, and studio practice : preprints of a symposium, University of Leiden, the Netherlands, 26-29 June 1995. 1995, 12-19
Publisher
Getty Conservation Institute, [Marina del Rey, CA] (usa)
Publication country
United States
Abstract (en)
This paper provides an overview of technical aspects of the search for verisimilitude in 17th c. Italian painting. In particular the role of varnishing will be examined in relation to technical problems caused by absorbing grounds. In addition, some theories on viewing distance and lighting will be discussed.
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Subject (fr)

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DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960101-00282356

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