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Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer revisited : technical examination and new insights
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Abstract
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| Rembrandt’s Aristotle with a Bust of Homer was examined and analysed to investigate the origin of a disfiguring hazy bloom, most visible in the dark paint passages that had been developing in the painting for decades. By combining the results of macro X-ray fluorescence imaging and the re-examination of photographic documentation, X-radiographs, autoradiographs and cross-section paint samples taken in earlier studies, the deterioration is attributed to the degradation of abundant smalt present throughout the paint structure. The observation that deterioration products were already present in the paint samples removed in 1980 is of critical interest in assessing the condition of the painting and how it evolved over time. |
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Language
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English
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Source (book)
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Rembrandt now : technical practice, conservation and research / Spring, Marika [edit.]
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Publication
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Archetype Publications
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2022
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p. 52-62
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Full text (open access)
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