Hubert Vos and the story of a portrait
By: Anne van Grevenstein-Kruse, Micaela van Rijckevorsel, Xiaohui Qiu ; [English translation, Hedda Archbold]
Publisher: Stichting Arte et Cetera
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Amsterdam
Language: eng
Translated from: dut
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9789079902026
Subjects: Portraits; Portrait painting; Painting; Conservation and restoration
Other titles: Hubert Vos; Dagboek van een bijzondere restauratie.; Diary of a remarkable restoration.
Work titles: Hubert Vos en het verhaal van een portret
Description: Study on the life and work of the Dutch painter Hubert Vos (1855-1935) with special attention to his portrait of the Chinese empress Cixi and the restoration of the painting in 2008.
Notes: Accompanying DVD includes the film: Dagboek van een bijzondere restauratie = Diary of a remarkable restoration. The film closely documents the process of restoring the heavily damaged painting, by a Dutch and Chinese team.

Text in English ; accompanying DVD in Dutch and English.