Facture: Conservation, Science, Art History: Art in Context Volume 2: Volume 2: Art in Context - Softcover

Barbour, Daphne S.; Gifford, E. Melanie

 
9780300217087: Facture: Conservation, Science, Art History: Art in Context Volume 2: Volume 2: Art in Context
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0300217080 ISBN 13: 9780300217087
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2015

Synopsis

Facture presents the latest conservation research on masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, spanning the early Renaissance through the present and encompassing a range of media. Volume 2 examines great art of two very different eras―the Italian Renaissance and the 20th century―and puts in new contexts works such as Giotto’s Madonna and Child, bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin, watercolors by John Marin, early paintings by Andy Warhol, and Mark Rothko’s multiforms, which mark the birth of his abstraction. Seven essays are illustrated with outstandingly detailed photography and share a common approach. They each begin with meticulous material and analytical study of the work and then place the findings in a broader historical context, providing new perspectives on well-known works. A fascinating contribution to interdisciplinary scholarship on art, this publication extends a tradition of fostering dialogue among art historians, scientists, and conservators in the international community.

Published by the National Gallery of Art, Washington/Distributed by Yale University Press

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About the Author

Daphne Barbour is senior object conservator and E. Melanie Gifford is research conservator for paintings technology, both at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0300217080
ISBN 13 
9780300217087
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
184