Tintoretto's Paintings in the National Gallery: Part I

Joyce Plesters
Technical Bulletin Volume 3, 1979

Abstract

This article is concerned with the technical examination, cleaning, and restoration of four pictures catalogued by Jacopo Tintoretto in the National Gallery collection. They are: Saint George and the Dragon; Christ washing the Feet of the Disciples; The Origin of the Milky Way; and Portrait of Vincenzo Morosini.

See Technical Bulletin Vol. 4 for Part II and Technical Bulletin Vol. 8 for Part III.

Keywords 

art history, Jacopo Tintoretto, paintings, radiography

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Plesters, J. 'Tintoretto's Paintings in the National Gallery: Part I'. National Gallery Technical Bulletin Vol 3, pp 3–24.
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