Danish Centre must learn the secrets of art

The National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark) presented another example of the famous works of art are not always as they appear, showing that the famous painting "Christ Expelling the Traders from the Temple" from the Museum's collection is not really a written by Pieter Bruegel the Elder(c. 1525-1569), as was believed before.

 

This happened when the museum in collaboration with the National Museum and School of the Academy of Fine Arts Restorers introduced a new Centre for Technology Studies and Art Restoration (Center for Kunstteknologiske Studier og Bevaring, abbr. - CATS), which among other things must resolve disputed issues of historical accuracy artwork.

CATS has demonstrated that the famous painting "Christ Expelling the Traders from the Temple" from the collection of the The National Gallery of Denmark in reality was not written by the Renaissance Dutch master Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569), as previously thought.

Now a mystery about the painting "Christ Expelling the Traders from the Temple" is a priority, which must decide Center. Research will be undertaken in collaboration with the Kadriorg Art Museum in Tallinn Musema Glasgow and the University of Glasgow.

This is not the first time when technological advances and new technology makes copying a chapter in the history of art.

Technical analysis will be carried out, inter alia, by means of X-rays and photographs infrokrasnyh, chemical analysis of samples of colors and the age and origin of the tree. The cornerstone of the Centre will be research on aging to provide the best care and preservation of cultural heritage.

 

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