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What do you see when you look at a painting? You see the subject and the style of the work but also the materials and technologies used to create it and the traces of everything that has happened to it. Professional paintings conservator Jean Dommermuth considers how all of those factors contribute to what a painting is. You don’t need to know anything about art history to enjoy this podcast, but no matter what, you’ll never look at a painting the same way again. You can find images and related materials at jeandommermuth.com/podcast
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What is meant by "cleaning" a painting? What materials can be removed from a painting and how is that done?
How did painters use natural resins to varnish their paintings?
How did 16th century Venetian painters vary their ground layers to create different effects?
How did Venetian painters of the 16th century use canvas supports and oil medium to create a new kind of painting?
How have natural aqueous media been used over the centuries, including by one of the most famous artists of the 20th century?
What can be done to reinforce a degraded canvas support of a painting, and how can that change that painting's look?
How does paint made from animal glue and different blue pigments work, look, and age?
What is the canvas of a canvas painting, and why and how was it used?
What's the story of the painting of the Just Judges panel now on display in Ghent?
Where is the Just Judges panel of the Ghent Altarpiece?
What happened to the Ghent Altarpiece between 1566 and 1934?
What is the Ghent Altarpiece, how was it created, and what changes did it undergo in the first 125 years of its existence?
How did Early Netherlandish painters use different materials to create different kinds of landscapes, and how have those paintings changed over time?
How does the use of different media affect the look of paint?
How were the underdrawings of Early Netherlandish paintings made and how can we see them?
Why are the oak panels of Early Netherlandish paintings good supports, and what can they tell us?
How do Early Netherlandish paintings differ from Early Italian paintings - in how they look, what they mean, and what they are?
What's the story of the Cimabue Crucifix at Santa Croce, Florence? From 1966 until now.
What's the story of the Cimabue Crucifix at Santa Croce, Florence? From the thirteenth century until 1966.
How do modern and contemporary paintings reflect some of the physical aspects of Early Italian paintings? Some thoughts about engaged frames and the use of gold leaf.
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