The Girl in the Spotlight: Vermeer at work, his materials and techniques in Girl with a Pearl Earring
Abstract The 2018 technical examination project The Girl in the Spotlight aimed to characterise the materials and techniques that Johannes Vermeer used to paint Girl with a Pearl Earring (c. 1665, Mauritshuis). Five research questions guided the micro- and macro-scale analyses: What can we find out about layers beneath the surface? What steps did Vermeer take to create the painting? Which materials did Vermeer use and where did they come from? Which techniques did Vermeer use to create subtle optical effects? What did the painting look like originally, and how has it changed? This paper conclu... Mehr ...
Verfasser: | |
---|---|
Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2020 |
Reihe/Periodikum: | Heritage Science, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020) |
Verlag/Hrsg.: |
SpringerOpen
|
Schlagwörter: | Seventeenth century / Vermeer / Netherlands / Painting technique / Technical examination / Materials / Fine Arts / N / Analytical chemistry / QD71-142 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28757884 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
Powered By: | BASE |
Link(s) : | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-020-0359-6 |