Gerard David's 'The Virgin and Child with Saints and a Donor'

Martin Wyld, Ashok Roy and Alistair Smith
Technical Bulletin Volume 3, 1979

Abstract

An article devoted to the cleaning and examination of Gerard David's The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donor. There are three sections, each with its own set of references/notes: 1) Problems encountered during cleaning; 2) A note on materials and technique; 3) The art-historical view.

Keywords

cleaning, ethylene glycol monoethyl ether, Gerard David, isopropyl alcohol, paintings

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Wyld, M., Roy, A., Smith, A. 'Gerard David's "The Virgin and Child with Saints and a Donor"'. National Gallery Technical Bulletin Vol 3, pp 51–65.
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