Conservation of Easel Paintings

ISBN-13: 9780367547646 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 948 str.

Joyce Hill Stoner; Rebecca Rushfield

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Conservation of Easel Paintings, 2^nd edition provides a much-anticipated update to the previous edition, which has come to be known internationally as an invaluable and comprehensive text on the history, philosophy and methods of the treatment of easel paintings.

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Part I: Technical Art History, Examination, Documentation, and Scientific Analysis  1. Art Technological Source Research: Documentary Sources on European Painting to the Twentieth Century, with Appendices I-VII  2. Exploring the Grammar of Oil Paint through the use of Historically Accurate Reconstructions 3. Collecting and Archiving Information from Living Artists for the Conservation of Contemporary Art  A History of Western Easel Painting Materials from the Early Renaissance to 2020  4. History and Use of Panels or other Rigid Supports for Easel Paintings  5. History of Fabric Supports  6. Stretchers, Tensioning, and Attachments  7. Grounds, 1400-1900 Including: Grounds in the Twentieth Century and Beyond  8. Pigments in Western Easel Painting  9. Ageing and Deterioration of Traditional Oil and Tempera Paints  10. Modern Paints  10.1 Modern Synthetic Polymer Paints  10.2 Modern Oil Paints  11. A Brief Survey of Historical Varnishes  12. Varnishing of Acrylic Paintings by Artists  Techniques of Examination and Documentation used by the Conservator and Conservation Scientist  13. Written Documentation for Paintings Conservation  14. Image Documentation for Paintings Conservation  15. Notes on the History of Conservation Documentation: Examples from the UK and USA  16. The Classification of Craquelure Patterns  17. The Technical Examination and Documentation of Easel Paintings  18. Optical Microscopy  19. Identification of Textile Fibres found in Common Painting Supports  20. Cross-Section Microscopy Analysis and Fluorescent Staining  21. A History of Early Scientific Examination and Analysis of Painting Materials ca.1780 to the Mid-Twentieth Century  22. Research and Analysis of the Materials of Easel Paintings  Part II: Methods and Approaches For The Treatment and Care of Easel Paintings  Structural Conservation of Easel Paintings  23. Consolidation of Flaking Paint and Ground  24. Tear Mending and other Structural Treatments of Canvas Paintings, before or instead of Lining  25. Lining Easel Paintings  26. The Structural Conservation of Paintings on Wooden Panel Supports  The Cleaning of Easel Paintings  27. Picture Cleaning: Positivism and Metaphysics  28. Research on the Pettenkofer Method and the Historical Understanding of Paint Film Swelling and Interaction  29. Considerations on Removing or Retaining Overpainted Additions and Alterations  30. Aqueous Methods for the Cleaning Of Paintings  31. Removal of Varnish: Organic Solvents as Cleaning Agents  32. Case Study in the use of Lasers to remove Overpaint from Ad Reinhardt’s Abstract Painting, 1960-66  33. Cleaning Concerns for Acrylic Emulsion Paints  Compensation: Filling, Retouching/Inpainting, Varnishing (Or Not)  34. History of Visual Compensation for Paintings  35. Filling  36. The Imitative Retouching of Easel Paintings  37. Varnishing as Part of the Conservation Treatment of Easel Paintings  Part III: Preventive Conservation, Health and Safety, Outreach, and Professional Organizations  38. Travelling Exhibitions and Transporting Paintings  39. Storage of Easel Paintings  40. The Lighting of Easel Paintings  41. Understanding the Deterioration of Paintings by Microorganisms and Insects  42. The Sustainable Conservation Management of Exhibitions  43. Emergency Preparedness and Recovery  44. Framing, Glazing, Backing, and Hanging of Paintings on Canvas  45. Framing and Microclimate Enclosures for Panel Paintings  46. 10 Health and Safety Concerns in the Paintings Conservation Studio  47. International Public Outreach Projects  48. Recommending Materials to Artists  49. Conservation Organizations and Professional Standards