Find out what qualities of watercolor made it the medium of choice for many Renaissance illuminated manuscripts, portrait miniatures and colored drawings
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Before conducting a treatment on these large prints, conservators weighed the long-term risks and rewards.
Science and Paper: Conserving a Drypoint by ...
Matisse lived with his cut-out pool until his death. See how its conservators are preserving it for future viewers.
Henri Matisse: Conserving The Swimming Pool
Old master drawings are particularly vulnerable since they are on paper and hundreds of years old.
Conserving Old Master Drawings
These charred wood pieces produce a range of tones. Easily reworked, they’re also easily lost without a fixative.
Drawing with Charcoal: Historical Techniques of 19th-Century ...
From scraping skin and cutting quills to painting and bookbinding, making a manuscript is a long, complex process.
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