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.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1400-1800 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- Italy
• Painting
• Italy
• 1600-1700
• Technique

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1400-1800 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Italie
• Peinture
• Italie
• 1600-1700
• Technique

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19960101-00282356

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