Art Restoration The Culture, the Business, and the Scandal

Name: Art Restoration The Culture, the Business, and the Scandal
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ISBN: 9780393312973

ISBN-10: 0393312976

ISBN-13: 9780393312973

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Authors: James H. Beck, Michael Daley

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The world’s art heritage is under attack from the very people charged with its preservation, argues this important book, which has ignited controversy among art historians, curators, and restorers. In the world’s museums and in towns and cities throughout Europe, misguided restoration efforts are having irreversible, often tragic effects on masterpieces by Piero della Francesca, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, and many other artists. What roles do aesthetic, institutional, and commercial factors play in the decision to restore a work of art? How can we prevent or halt projects in which a work of art is not restored but irreparably damaged? James Beck and Michael Daley…

Book details

List price: $23.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/17/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Illustrations


Preface


Prologue: Serious Business



The Ilaria del Carretto



Masaccio, the Brancacci Chapel and the Trinity



The Sistine Chapel



The Physical Condition of the Sistine Ceiling



Oil, Tempera and the National Gallery



The Restoration Establishment



Preventive Action



The Last Judgment, the Mona Lisa, the Barnes pictures, and other masterpieces



The Establishment Counterattacks


Appendix I: The Leaves of Masaccio


Appendix II: General statement on the work of the Conservation Department at the National Gallery


Notes


Index