Special Exhibitions
Conserving the Past for the Future
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Special Exhibitions |
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Conserving the Past for the Future |
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Tielemann Roosterman: A Reversible Conservation Treatment Associate Conservator of Paintings: Kenneth BéWhen the museum acquired this painting in 1999, it included a visually distracting coat of arms in the upper right corner. Conservation examination showed that the coat of arms contained pigments dating to nearly a century after the painting was completed. To restore the portrait's original appearance and yet preserve its history, the coat of arms was concealed using paint that can easily be removed. About the Frans Hals portrait (Repatriated Nazi Loot) The Roosterman Coat of Arms Covering the Roosterman Coat of Arms Page 6 of 13 | On the next page: The Mass of Saint Gregory: Examining a Painting Using Infrared Reflectography |
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