Abstract
The relationship between artists’ material choices, the preparation and
application of materials, and the consequences – the appearance and material
properties of the art-work – are studied using Historically Accurate
Reconstructions Techniques (HART). This model provides a systematic
means to evoke past practices. Reconstructions focus on a range of topics,
from the flow properties of Van Gogh’s paint to the colour of natural chalk
used in artists’ preparation layers. As the operator physically prepares
and uses the materials, the steps towards the moment of painting are
re-enacted. The products of the re-enactment, the documentation and the
reconstruction itself, provide evidence – visual, physical and chemical ‒ for
comparison with historic oil paintings.
application of materials, and the consequences – the appearance and material
properties of the art-work – are studied using Historically Accurate
Reconstructions Techniques (HART). This model provides a systematic
means to evoke past practices. Reconstructions focus on a range of topics,
from the flow properties of Van Gogh’s paint to the colour of natural chalk
used in artists’ preparation layers. As the operator physically prepares
and uses the materials, the steps towards the moment of painting are
re-enacted. The products of the re-enactment, the documentation and the
reconstruction itself, provide evidence – visual, physical and chemical ‒ for
comparison with historic oil paintings.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Reconstruction, Replication and Re-enactment in the Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Editors | Sven Dupré, Anna Harris, Julia Kursell, Patricia Lulof, Maartje Stols-Witlox |
| Publisher | Amsterdam University Press |
| Chapter | 5 |
| Pages | 141-168 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9789048543854 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- oil paint
- reconstructions
- historical accuracy
- database research
- documentation