Underdrawings in Renaissance paintings
By: edited by David Bomford ; with contributions from Rachel Billinge ... [et al.].
Contributors: Bomford, David.; Billinge, Rachel.; National Gallery (Great Britain)
Series: Art in the making
Publisher: National Gallery Co.; Distributed by Yale University Press; Brand: National Gallery Company; National Gallery Company
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; [New Haven, Conn.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Underdrawing -- Exhibitions; Painting, Renaissance -- Technique; Painting, Renaissance -- Expertising; Painting -- Radiography
Genres: Exhibitions.
Other titles: Art in the making :
Description: Preliminary drawings beneath the surface layers of a painting can often be made visible by a technique called infra-red reflectography. The fascinating revelations of such underdrawings are always a source of important material for art history, leading to deductions about attribution, style, changes in composition, and workshop practices. This accessible book presents the results of pioneering research on the underdrawings of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century paintings by conservation, scientific, and curatorial staff at the National Gallery in London.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191).
Catalog of the exhibition, "Art in the making : underdrawings in Renaissance paintings," held at the National Gallery, London, Oct. 30, 2002-Feb. 16, 2003.