Art in the Making – Underdrawings in Renaisance Paintings: Art in the Making - Catalogue to National Gallery Exhibition, London - Softcover

Bomford, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857099877 ISBN 13: 9781857099874

Publisher: Yale University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Preliminary drawings beneath the surface layers of a painting can often be made visible by a technique called infra-red reflectography. The fascinating revelations of such underdrawings are always a source of important material for art history, leading to deductions about attribution, style, changes in composition, and workshop practices. This accessible book presents the results of pioneering research on the underdrawings of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century paintings by conservation, scientific, and curatorial staff at the National Gallery in London.

The contributors to the book explain the techniques of infra-red photography and reflectography and discuss the materials and technical findings of underdrawings in paintings of the Renaissance period. Also included in the book are detailed entries on the underdrawings of specific paintings by such renowned artists as Raphael, Giorgione, Cranach, Altdorfer, and Bruegel.

About this title

About the Author:

David Bomford is senior restorer in the conservation department at the National Gallery, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1857099877
• ISBN 13: 9781857099874
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192