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The Technique of Painting in a 'Madonna' Attributed to Michelangelo
12/1964 | 741 | 106
Pages: 544+546-554
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Author:
Plesters, Joyce (Plesters, Joyce)
Author:
Ruhemann, Helmut (Ruhemann, Helmut; Ruhemann, H.; Ruhemann, Helmut Moritz)
Subjects
artists:
Michelangelo
dates:
1500-1599
museums and institutions:
National Gallery, London, Great Britain
places:
England / Italy / London
subjects:
Italian painting / Formal analysis / Attributions
subjects:
Mary, Virgin
subjects:
Technical analysis / Radiographs
subjects:
Oil painting (technique) / Unfinished works
Illustrations
Attributed works:
1. Madonna, St John and Angels, Attributed to Michelangelo. After Cleaning and Retouching. Panel, 105 by 76 cm. (National Gallery, London.)
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2. Madonna Reproduced in Fig. 1, after Cleaning and before Retouching.
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3. X-Ray Photograph of the Madonna's Head in the Painting Reproduced in Figs. 1-2. Above the Forehead can be Seen a Large Knot in the Wood of the Panel. A Hollow Resulting from It Has Been Partially Filled with Lead Putty.
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4. X-Ray Photograph of the Child's Head in the Painting Reproduced in Figs. 1-2, Showing a Pentimento on the Child's Profile, an Incised Outline on the Bridge of the Nose: Typical Tempera Craquelure and Minute Holes in the Gesso.
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5. Infra-Red Photograph of Child's Legs and Madonna's Drapery in the Painting Reproduced in Figs. 1-2. The Drapery Shows the 'Hatching' Technique with Isolated Brushstrokes, but on the Right Hand Side of the Fold over the Child's Foot There are Instead the Marks of a Bristle Brush.
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The Cleaning and Restoration of the Glasgow Giorgione
09/1955 | 630 | 97
Pages: 278-282
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Author:
Ruhemann, Helmut (Ruhemann, Helmut; Ruhemann, H.; Ruhemann, Helmut Moritz)
Subjects
artists:
Giorgione
dates:
1950-1959
dates:
1500-1509
museums and institutions:
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Great Britain
places:
Italy / Scotland / Venice / Glasgow
subjects:
Italian painting / Conservation / Technical analysis
Illustrations
Attributed works:
10. Glasgow Adulteress before Christ after Cleaning and before Retouching. Note the Triangular Shape on the Woman's Skirt, Which is the Knee of the Figure Cut off.
Attributed works:
11. Detail of the Glasgow Adulteress before Christ after Cleaning and before Retouching. Cracks Are Due Partly to a Flaw in Giorgione's Technique, Partly to Neglect. Very Little Retouching Was Necessary on This Head.
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12. X-Ray Photograph of Adulteress's Head, Revealing That the Head Had Been Sketched in about 2 in. To the Left, in a More Upright Position.
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8. Adulteress before Christ, by Giorgione. (Corporation Art Gallery, Glasgow.) Before Cleaning and Restoration. Photograph Does Not Reveal Darkness of Varnish. Note: Christ's Knee Painted in Several Inches too High; Curls Added to His Hair; Back of His Head Repainted too Narrow; Woman's Left Hand Retouched.