A sixteenth century panel painting was examined and found to satisfy the prerequisites for a transfer. To retain the aesthetic and textural qualities of a panel painting and to eliminate some of the disadvantages of wood, a composite panel incorporating plywood and honeycomb material was designed. The painting was faced with PVA and heavy tissue, then waxresin and cotton muslin fabric. Then the cradle and the panel were removed. The new support was constructed by gluing a piece of linen to 3-ply aircraft quality plywood with epoxy. The paint film was then adhered to this in a vacuum envelope using wax-resin. Then paper honeycomb (nylon-fiber reinforced) was glued to the reverse of the plywood with epoxy. Finally another sheet of plywood was glued with epoxy to the other side of the honeycomb panel. -- AATA