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

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0300217080 ISBN 13: 9780300217087

Publisher: National Gallery Washington, 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.

About this title

Book Description:

This volume presents the latest conservation research on masterpieces from the National Gallery of Art, Washington, spanning the Renaissance through the 20th century and encompassing a range of media.  

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Gallery Washington
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0300217080
• ISBN 13: 9780300217087
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 184
• Editor: Barbour Daphne S., Gifford E. Melanie