The Art of Conservation

edited by Jane Martineau and David Bomford

Burlington Press, 2024

504 pages. 170 illustrations each accompanied by a short description. Hardback. 26x18cms.

A selection of seventeen essays - all originally articles from The Burlington Magazine - exploring the practice of painting conservation from the mid-16th to the 20th centuries. Discussing conservation histories of specific works like the Ghent Altarpiece and The Nightwatch; 17th-century restoration methods; the techniques of various restorers including Pietro Edwards and Helmut Ruhemann; and conservation projects in collections like the Spanish Royal collection, National Gallery London and Yale University Art Gallery. 

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£75.00

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