Pen and Paint: The Painting Technique in Gerard de Lairesse’s Bacchus and Ariadne as Compared to the Principles Expounded in His Groot Schilderboek
2020; Volume: 12; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.5092/jhna.2020.12.1.7
ISSN2473-1404
Autores Tópico(s)Architecture and Art History Studies
ResumoThe article illuminates a research into several aspects of Gerard de Lairesse's (1640-1711) painting technique. Ariadne and Bacchus was part of a series of decorative paintings for Soestdijk Palace, commissioned by Stadholder Willem III between 1676 and 1678. As part of an extensive restoration treatment of the painting during 2005 and 2006, descriptions inLairesse's Groot Schilderboek (1707) were studied.Two aspects of the writings were compared with the painting techniques, supported by paint sampling.The first aspect to be examined was the flesh colors of the figures Bacchus and Ariadne, because of their prominence in the picture.The second was atmospheric and color perspective, which raised questions about some parts of the picture.
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