3223
Accession Number
8905
Title Of Article Chaper
Francisco Pacheco's comments on painting in oil
Title Of Journal Book
Studies in conservation
Volume
27
Issue
2
Pages
49-57
Language Of Text
English
Language Of Summary
French; German
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
In his chapter on painting in oil from El Arte de la Pintura, 1649, Francisco Pacheco describes the preparation of walls, panels and canvas for oil painting; a range of pigments and their properties are discussed. After outlining the best methods for applying paint, Pacheco offers a few comments on the restoration of paintings.
Keywords
Mural painting, technique oil; Mural painting, history; Painting, history; Painting, technique material; Painting, oil; Painting, ground; Painting, wood; Painting, canvas; Painting, stone; Painting, metal; Painting, preliminary drawing; Pigment, white lead; Pigment, yellow orpiment; Pigment, green verdigris; Pigment, red carmine; Painting, tool; Painting, cleaning; Source, literary painting; Source, literary mural painting ICCROM
pub_id
3223