TECHNOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS IV

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Prerequisites: CNS 624 and CNS 625. Seminar topics include a study of fakes and forgeries, the history of cleaning controversies, structural treatment of panel paintings and conservation framing. The lab section includes a deeper involvement with easel painting treatments to help the student broaden her/his repertoire of skills, to further develop acuity for recognizing condition problems and to strengthen visual connoisseurship. Involves original research and materials analysis. Offered annually in the spring.