Overview

This is the first volume of Occasional Papers on Samuel H. Kress Collection and is published in memory of Mario Modestini who died in Jan 06. The book marks the tenth anniversary of the advanced training in Old Masters conservation sponsored by the Kress Foundation at the Conservation Center of the institute of Fine Arts

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Author:   Samuel H Kress Foundation
Publisher:   Archetype Publications Ltd
Imprint:   Archetype Publications Ltd
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.70cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 29.00cm
Weight:   1.016kg
ISBN:  

9781904982067

ISBN 10:   1904982069
Pages:   230
Publication Date:   10 February 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock  
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Table of Contents

1.Overview: The Samuel H. Kress Collection: Conservation and Context: Marilyn Perry The Samuel H. Kress Program in Paintings Conservation at the Conservation Center, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University: Margaret Holben Ellis Introduction to the Volume: Michele Marincola Acknowledgements: Michele Marincola 2.Historical Papers: Philosophies and Tastes in Nineteenth-Century Paintings Conservation: Wendy Partridge Stephen Pichetto, conservator of the Kress Collection 1927-1949: Ann Hoenigswald Mario Modestini, Conservator of the Kress Collection 1949-1961: Dianne Modestini 3.Technical Studies & Treatment A New Leaf: Recent Technical Discoveries in the Goodhart Ducciesque Master's Madonna and Child with Four Saints: Jennifer Sherman Botticelli's Nativity: Charles R. Mack The Re-use of a Desco da Parto: Mika Okawa & Dianne Dwyer Modestini The Triumphs of Petrarch: An Analysis of a Renaissance Decorative Cycle: Wendy Partridge A Portable Triptych in El Paso: Dianne Dwyer Modestini Guidoccio Cozzarelli's Scenes from the Life of the Virgin: Dianne Modestini School of Pietro Perugino, Saint Sebastian: Annette Rupprecht & Sheri Francis Shaneyfelt The Master of the Manchester Madonna: Restoration, Technique, and a Context for Attribution: Molly March Portrait of a Lady and Painting Techniques in the Late Paintings of Nicolaes Maes: Laurent Sozzani with Christopher McGlinchey View of the Molo: A Canaletto Attribution Reinstated: Elise Effmann Canaletto Paints the Molo from the Ponte della Paglia: Katharine Baetjer View of the Grand Canal with Dogana and Guardi Studio Pictures: Helen Spande

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