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A great artist can dazzle us with images that are, when deconstructed, nothing more than brush strokes applied over a taut piece of canvas.
But when paintings age and start to crack, conservators like Melissa Gardner do some touching up.
"I don't think of it so much as I'm adding myself to the painting as I'm just restoring, putting back, what the artist intended to be there."
The director of conservation at The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, David Bomford, says restoration can sometimes involve removing discolored paint applied in past restorations.
"A present-day restorer will very carefully, within the confines of the damage, touch in those losses with modern paints that do not discolor."
Modern technology can help identify a work of art when its authenticity is in question.
Earlier this month, this painting, found in someone's attic in Europe, was presented in Amsterdam as a newly discovered work by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, called "Sunset at Montmajour."
It was authenticated by comparing it with this painting by Van Gogh, "The Rocks," which is owned by The Museum of Fine Arts Houston. |
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发表于 2013-10-7 00:26:50
