[sotd] December 18, 2002 [Investigating the Renaissance]
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Site of the Day for Wednesday, December 11, 2002
Investigating the Renaissance
The List offers an informative site, one of Harvard University's art
museums, designed to demonstrate the discoveries being made on the
paintings of the old masters using current technology. If the opening pages
of this site appear at first glance to be less than riveting, Gentle
Members may find themselves pleasantly surprised by the graphical
presentations within.
"This web site is an adaptation of the computer kiosk which accompanies the
exhibition "Investigating the Renaissance," currently on view in the Fogg
Art Museum. . . Computers and new imaging technologies are fast becoming an
integral part of the work of conservation. . . This interactive program
demonstrates the ways in which computer technology can be harnessed to add
to our knowledge about Renaissance paintings and how they were made. . .
Computer-assisted imaging can reveal aspects of the process of making art
not visible to the unaided eye. It also reveals the alterations of
intervening centuries, alterations that were intended to repair the ravages
of time and use, and to adjust images to reflect changing aesthetic
preferences." - from the website
The site, which is dependent on the most recent Flash plug-in to display
its presentations, includes an analysis using infrared, ultraviolet and
x-rays on selected Renaissance paintings. Information which can gleaned
from the reverse of a painting is included as well as a graphical example
of cleaning and restoration.
Zap over to the website for an illuminating exhibit on what lies beneath
these old masters at:
http://www.artmuseums.harvard.edu/Renaissance
A.M. Holm
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