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Underneath the surface: a technical investigation of Rembrandt

An international collaboration involving conservators and curators from Agnes and the Art Conservation Program at Queen’s University, the Mauritshuis, The Hague and the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Oxford focuses on utilizing new examination technologies to better understand the materials and painting techniques used by Rembrandt and his circle.

Jocelyn Hillier and Dr Abbie Vandivere; Interviewed by Dr Suzanne van de Meerendonk

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Related Tags 2022, Agnes Talks, Conservation Science, European Art, Rembrandt van Rijn, The Bader Collection of European Art
Technical examination of more securely attributed works, such as our "Head of an Old Man in a Cap," provides valuable context against which to analyse paintings with uncertain attributions. But since technical knowledge circulated and materials were shared in artist workshops, we can also learn a lot from works created in those settings.
Suzanne van de Meerendonk, Bader Curator of European Art
Bust of an elderly bearded man dressed in black with a black cap on his head looking downward.

Rembrandt van Rijn, Head of an Old Man in a Cap, around 1630, oil on panel. Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2003 (46-031)

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Jocelyn Hillier, MAC ‘22 and Suzanne van de Meerendonk, Bader Curator of European Art use the Hirox microscope in the Art Conservation lab at Queen’s. Rembrandt van Rijn, Head of an Old Man in a Cap, around 1630, oil on panel. Gift of Alfred and Isabel Bader, 2003
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