While the term "icon" generally brings to mind tempera on wood panel
paintings made during the Byzantine and post-Byzantine eras, artists
very much continued (and continue!) to create icons in the Byzantine
style long after the humanizing influence of the Renaissance. I know,
because I am a practic
Some icons are old, others will be completed tomorrow, or does icon imply
age?
On Jun 9, 2010 7:08 PM, wrote:
Here we go again - IS IT ACTIVE OR INACTIVE?
Icons are so old, they've often lost their appeal to wood destroying
insects. In time the sugars turn to starchs. What you're usually seei
Here we go again - IS IT ACTIVE OR INACTIVE?
Icons are so old, they've often lost their appeal to wood destroying insects.
In time the sugars turn to starchs. What you're usually seeing is old damage,
frass, and galleries; especially if some of the finish or surface has been
scraped off in
Thanks for the note. Tons (possibly literally) of wood in
ethnographic objects, including painted ones, have been frozen
without incident (e.g., the Museum of the American Indian). The
tricky part of Western paintings may be the gesso ground, which is
typically made with gelatine, and has a d
Wood should not be frozen, it can crack. You may also lose part of the
painted surface due to expansion and contraction.
In this case anoxic treatment is a better choice, less shock.
Bill
ACI
In a message dated 6/9/2010 1:33:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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