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Creating and conserving

Painting

Materials and techniques

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Various materials and techniques for painting in oils, tempera and even fresco.

Almost Invisible: The Cartoon Transfer Process

About color

Making Purple: The Science of Art

Making Green: Tempera versus Oil

The Alchemy of Color and Chemical Change in Medieval Manuscripts

How to paint like...

How to paint like Barnett Newman

How to paint like Ad Reinhardt

How to paint like Jackson Pollock

How to paint like Agnes Martin

How to paint like Willem de Kooning

Art terms in action

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A video series from The Museum of Modern Art, featuring Corey D'Augustine

Conserving paintings

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The Science of Van Gogh’s Bedrooms

Ghent Altarpiece project overview

Velazquez-King-Philip-Iv-of-Spain-detail

Conserving Velázquez’s Portrait of Philip IV

Conservation of Vincent van Gogh’s Field with Irises near Arles

Renaissance Watercolours: materials and techniques

Conserving a portrait of King Edward VI

Painting Conservation of the Virgin of Guadalupe

The Science of Van Gogh’s Bedrooms

Van Gogh’s <em>Enclosed Field with Ploughman</em> under raking light

Van Gogh’s Enclosed Field with Ploughman under raking light

Conservation of Vincent van Gogh’s <em>Field with Irises near Arles</em>

Conservation of Vincent van Gogh’s Field with Irises near Arles

Michael Gallagher on <em>Everhard Jabach and His Family</em>

Michael Gallagher on Everhard Jabach and His Family

Conserving Flowers in a Glass Vase

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From the Getty Conversations series

inspired by Malian and Western traditions

Malick Sidibé, Back View (2003)

Sidibé was the first African and the first photographer awarded the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Biennale in 2007.

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