2447
Title Of Article Chaper
The study of costume in painting
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
127-139
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
There are three sources for the study of costume in the past: surviving clothes, literature, and works of art. Reasons are given for favouring the third. The study of costume can be used to date pictures, to investigate forgeries and later restorations, and to describe to restorers the construction of clothes in damaged pictures.
Keywords
Costume, history; painting, history; painting, authenticity forgery; painting, conservation restoration; ICCROM
pub_id
2447