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View article: Seventeenth-Century Barniz de Pasto Objects from the Collection of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library: Materiality and Technology
Seventeenth-Century Barniz de Pasto Objects from the Collection of the Hispanic Society Museum & Library: Materiality and Technology Open
The Hispanic Society Museum & Library (HSML) holds a collection of nine viceregal barniz de Pasto objects, made by Indigenous artisans in the 17th and 18th centuries. Designed to imitate Asian lacquers and intended for European aesthetic t…
View article: Polychromy in Ancient Greek Sculpture: New Scientific Research on an Attic Funerary Stele at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Polychromy in Ancient Greek Sculpture: New Scientific Research on an Attic Funerary Stele at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Open
Polychromy in Ancient Greek Sculpture was the subject of the exhibition Chroma: Ancient Greek Sculpture in Color, held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), New York, in 2022–2023. On this occasion, a multidisciplinary project invol…
View article: A pioneer of acrylic painting: new insights into Carmen Herrera’s studio practice
A pioneer of acrylic painting: new insights into Carmen Herrera’s studio practice Open
Carmen Herrera, born on May 30th, 1915, is a Cuban American abstract minimalist artist, whose first solo show was held at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in 2016–2017. On this occasion, a scientific study of five paintings fr…
View article: Unmasking a wild man: scientific analysis of Bertoldo di Giovanni’s Shield Bearer in The Frick Collection
Unmasking a wild man: scientific analysis of Bertoldo di Giovanni’s Shield Bearer in The Frick Collection Open
Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440–1491) was the primary sculptor and medal worker for Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449–1492). Despite being one of the most prominent Italian Renaissance artists working in Florence, little is known about his work…
View article: In search of Humboldt’s colors: materials and techniques of a 17th-century lacquered gourd from Colombia
In search of Humboldt’s colors: materials and techniques of a 17th-century lacquered gourd from Colombia Open
In 2014 the Hispanic Society Museum & Library, New York, acquired a viceregal Spanish American lacquered gourd, dating to 17th-century Colombia, which was decorated using an indigenous technique known as barniz de Pasto . This technique em…
View article: The Samuel F. B. Morse statue in Central Park: scientific study and laser cleaning of a 19th-century American outdoor bronze monument
The Samuel F. B. Morse statue in Central Park: scientific study and laser cleaning of a 19th-century American outdoor bronze monument Open
Many of Central Park’s bronze statues were coated with lacquer as a protective measure between the late 1970s and early 1990s. In several cases, these coatings outlasted their performance life and were no longer adequately protecting the s…
View article: The Samuel F. B. Morse Statue in Central Park: Scientific Study and Laser Cleaning of a 19th-Century American Outdoor Bronze Monument
The Samuel F. B. Morse Statue in Central Park: Scientific Study and Laser Cleaning of a 19th-Century American Outdoor Bronze Monument Open
Many of Central Park’s bronze statues were coated with lacquer as a protective measure between the late 1970s and early 1990s. In several cases, these coatings outlasted their performance life and were no longer adequately protecting the s…
View article: The Samuel F. B. Morse Statue in Central Park: Scientific Study and Laser Cleaning of a 19th-Century American Outdoor Bronze Monument
The Samuel F. B. Morse Statue in Central Park: Scientific Study and Laser Cleaning of a 19th-Century American Outdoor Bronze Monument Open
Many of Central Park’s bronze statues were coated with lacquer as a protective measure between the late 1970s and early 1990s. In several cases, these coatings outlasted their performance life and were no longer adequately protecting the s…
View article: The Samuel F. B. Morse Statue in Central Park: Toward a Sustainable Regime of Science-Based Monuments Conservation
The Samuel F. B. Morse Statue in Central Park: Toward a Sustainable Regime of Science-Based Monuments Conservation Open
Many of Central Park’s bronze statues were coated with lacquer as a protective measure between the late 1970s and early 1990s. In several cases, these coatings outlasted their performance life and were no longer adequately protecting the s…
View article: Synthetic arsenic sulfides in Japanese prints of the Meiji period
Synthetic arsenic sulfides in Japanese prints of the Meiji period Open
A multi-analytical investigation of Japanese woodblock prints ranging in date from 1864 to 1895 and covering essentially the time span between the very end of the Edo period and the middle of the Meiji period showed a widespread use of ars…