Conservation I: Infrared Imaging Techniques at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The article reports on the use of infrared imaging at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Infrared reflectography has been used on paintings to reveal underdrawing with great success. In fact, the use of infrared radiation allows the viewer to see carbon-based underdrawing beneath the...

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Publicado en:	Museum Management & Curatorship Vol. 13; no. 2; pp. 208 - 212
Autores principales:	Hatchfield, Pamela, MacBeth, Rhona
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun94
Materias:	Infrared imaging Art museums Infrared technology Drawing Painting techniques Imaging systems Boston (Mass.) Massachusetts
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Sumario:	The article reports on the use of infrared imaging at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Infrared reflectography has been used on paintings to reveal underdrawing with great success. In fact, the use of infrared radiation allows the viewer to see carbon-based underdrawing beneath the painted surface.