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The latest in this annual bulletin based on research carried out at
the National Gallery, London, draws on the combined expertise of
scientists, conservators, and curators, bringing together a wealth
of information about artists' materials, practices, and techniques.
The cleaning and restoration of The Adoration of the Kings by
Botticelli and Filippino Lippi reveals its unusually complex
physical and attributional history. The relining of Van Dyck's
equestrian portrait of Charles I is described, an operation that
posed certain challenges due to its large size; at the same time
the records of conservation of this painting offer a potted history
of lining at the National Gallery. The recent cleaning of Jan van
Eyck's Portrait of a Man ("Leal Souvenir") has shown that it
retains an original surface coating that may explain its excellent
condition. And finally, Leonardo's Virgin of the Rocks offers new
discoveries from macro XRF scanning and hyperspectral imaging,
which extend our knowledge of the evolution of the painting during
its production. Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed
by Yale University Press
Painted in 1468, Saint Michael Triumphant over the Devil is the
first documented work by Bartolome Bermejo (c. 1440-c. 1501), a
15th-century Spanish artist by whom only about 20 paintings are
known. Acquired by the National Gallery in 1995, the painting
depicts the Archangel Michael defeating Satan, in the form of a
hybrid monster, with Antoni Joan, feudal lord of Tous, kneeling
nearby. The work is remarkable for its mastery of the oil-painting
technique, influenced by Netherlandish painting and unrivaled by
Bermejo's contemporaries in Spain. Following the painting's
detailed technical examination and restoration, the authors provide
a fascinating account of this rare work, accompanied by high
quality new photography and placing the painting in the broader
context of Bermejo's career in 15th-century Aragon.
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