by Serena Urry, Chief Conservator
12/15/2022
Cezanne , X-ray , CAMConservation , paintings conservation
A few months ago, I posted about the complicated surface coatings on Cézanne’s Still Life with Bread and Eggs.” But what was going on under the surface was even more of a surprise.
by Conservation
7/15/2021
CAMConservation , paintings conservation , X-ray , X-raying_paintings , X-radiography , hidden_paintings
Our paintings conservator has been working on this very large 17th century Neapolitan still-life.
by Conservation
5/19/2021
CAMConservation , paintings conservation , paintings , X-ray , X-radiography , X-raying_paintings , hidden_paintings
Our painting conservator has been working on this very large 17th century Neapolitan still-life.
by Conservation
3/25/2021
#Paintings_Conservation , X-raying_paintings , X-ray , X-radiography , hid , #hidden_paintings , conservation
Our paintings conservator is examining this very large still-life in preparation for cleaning it.
by Conservation
11/8/2019
behind the scenes , conservation , Thomas Wilmer Dewing , paintings conservation , oil on panel , Maria Oakey Dewing , X-ray , X-radiography , X-raying_paintings , Google Art Project
This tall narrow painting by a husband-and-wife pair is in the paintings conservation studio for removal of varnish and discolored retouching.
by Conservation
1/10/2019
behind the scenes , conservation , X-ray , cuneiform tablets
In December our objects conservator traveled to Baker Hughes GE Inspection Technologies to get an in-depth look at some of our cuneiform tablets.
by Conservation
7/3/2018
conservation , X-ray , behind the scenes
A few weeks ago when we had our GE digital x-ray demo running in the Conservation department, our objects conservator brought in the spectacular Railway Engine Coffeemaker for imaging.
by Conservation
6/27/2018
behind the scenes , conservation , Zaragoza , retablo of saint peter , X-ray
Here’s a detail of one of the paintings from Zaragoza’s “Retablo of Saint Peter.” At left is the same detail in normal light, after conservation.
by Conservation
8/11/2016
object conservation , behind the scenes , Islamic , Pottery , Iraq , X-ray
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