INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH INTO ARTISTS’ MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUE
ANNUAL REPORT JANUARY – DECEMBER 2015
CATS Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation
The establishment of the first Danish cultural heritage research infrastructure, Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation (CATS), in 2011 became a reality thanks to a considerable donation from the VILLUM FOUNDATION and the VELUX FOUNDATION.
The centre is a strategic research partnership between three Copenhagen based research institutions Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK) The National Museum of Denmark (NMD) The School of Conservation at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK)
The cornerstone of CATS is technical art history, which is an interdisciplinary field of research between conservators, natural scientists and scholars from art historical and cultural studies. Technical art history investigates the making and meaning of art works, painting techniques and artists’ materials.
A main objective of the research centre is to develop new and more exact methods to diagnose, treat and preserve our art historical heritage. The exploration of artistic practices is aimed at shedding light on the complex and fascinating cartography of ageing processes within works of art – to contribute to and advance the field of technical art history.
Contact CATS Website: www.cats-cons.dk E-mail: [email protected]
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Contents
Introduction ...... 4 Results 2015 ...... 5 WP1 Establishment of lab facilities at SMK ...... 8 WP2 Materials in Dutch and Danish 17th century painting...... 9 WP3 Nicolai Abildgaard and 18th century painting techniques ...... 10 WP4 19th century painting techniques and materials with a focus on Danish Golden Age painting ...... 10 WP5 Works on paper and watermark research ...... 13 WP6 Establishing a CATS Reference Collection Database & digital documentation ...... 14 WP7 Dissemination ...... 16 Appendix 1 Structure and Management ...... 17 Appendix 2 CATS Partners and staff ...... 20 Appendix 3 Related and extended CATS II projects ...... 22 Appendix 4 CATS 2015 dissemination list ...... 26 Appendix 5 Press coverage ...... 29 Appendix 6 Financial contribution to CATS ...... 30
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Introduction
By Director of CATS, Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum
With pleasure we share our fourth annual report with information on a wealth of activities and new projects. CATS continues to perform state of the art in-depth scientific research in order to explore the material nature of works of art and the number of activities continue a steep upwards curve both in respect to internal conservation-restoration related requests but also from external stakeholders.
The projects will be described in detail on the following pages. Highlights, however, range from the documentation of a serious fading of Prussian blue warranting an art historical reassessment of the visual impact of the Danish Golden Age paintings; the participation in four parts of a Danish TV program on 1,000 years of Danish art; offering a workshop in Tallinn, Estonia; the organisation of an international symposium on Dutch and Flemish art in European perspective 1500 – 1900; lecturing broadly for our peers as well as for the public; the initiation of two new research projects funded by respectively the Danish Ministry of Culture and the Danish Agency for Culture; the preservation of large scale frescoes by Jais Nielsen; and much more.
Research collaboration with Danish universities has been broadened simultaneously with our international engagement in the Integrated Platform for the European Research Infrastructure ON Culture Heritage where CATS holds a position in the steering committee. As part of this unique pan-European research infrastructure in Heritage Science we are participating in integrating national world-class facilities at research centres, universities and museums in order to provide open access to research data and equipment. This consortium includes DARIAH, the European Digital Research Infrastructure for the Arts and Humanities, which also aims to enhance and support digitally- enabled research and teaching across the humanities and arts.
Approaching a new year we shall embark on the final part of the Centre’s first 5 years of existence. We can already now foresee that all deliverables rooted in the Work Packages will be achieved. Therefore we during summer 2016 expect to provide a conclusive report with the achievements of all the ambitions of the research consortium as described in our grant application. In parallel we shall continue our engagement in reformulating our existence in preparation of becoming an even more multi-funded entity in the future.
CATS will continue to contribute to the understanding of the physical properties and behaviour of the substance of artworks as well as the materials with which they are treated. CATS in this way assist in the generation and evaluation of the perception of our visual culture. Art historical notions will be tested, our understanding of artistic creativity even so, and conservation programmes will be benefitting from new understanding and the development of new treatment methods in order to design strategies for the long-term preservation and stability of these materially complex objects.
On behalf of the CATS consortium I wish you a pleasurable read of the annual report 2015.
Jørgen Wadum Director of CATS
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Results 2015
Concluded, ongoing and future activities and projects
Numerous institutions and individuals have been approaching CATS with requests for advice, analysis and collaboration – ranging from private individuals to requests for the engagement in larger national or international research projects.
Conferences The CATS Proceedings II of the third CATS international conference – which took place at Frederiksberg Palace, Copenhagen 2-3 June 2014 – was published in collaboration with Archetype Publications Ltd., London: Studying 18th-Century Paintings & Art on Paper. The publication is available as a fee download and obtainable as a hard copy directly from the Archetype Publications Ltd.
The peer-reviewed proceedings were eloquently edited by Helen Evans, Paper Conservator at Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, and Kimberly H. Muir, Assistant Research Conservator at The Art Institute of Chicago. The conference organisers (CATS in collaboration with Metropolia University of Applied Science (Helsinki), Nationalmuseum (Stockholm) and the University of Oslo) are grateful to them for the huge task exemplarily accomplished.
CATS staff have participated in a number of national and international conferences with papers and posters. This include amongst others the TECHNART, the Wood and Art, Forskningens Døgn and the Konservatorernes Efteruddannelsespulje. Furthermore the CATS staff has been invited speakers at several universities, institutions and museums, amongst others the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the New York University, the Niguliste Museum in Tallinn, the Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven and the National Museum of Stockholm. Read the full list of papers and posters in appendix 4, CATS Dissemination List.
Research The project After the Black Death: Painting and Polychrome Sculpture in Norway, 1350-1550 (ABD), supported by the Research Council of Norway, met in Bergen in September, by the time the funded project had been running for one year. The aim of the Bergen workshop was to air the research that has occupied the past year, but even more importantly, to organize collaborative working groups for the development of publications during the final two years of funding. http://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english/research/projects/medieval-painting/workshop-in-bergen-september-2015/
The following research projects not part of the CATS 2011-2016 work packages has been initiated in 2015:
CATS is associated partner in a EU Joint Project Initiative (JPI-JHEP): Cleaning Modern Oil Paintings (CMOP), under the leadership of Prof. Dr. J. Wadum, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. http://www.tate.org.uk/about/projects/cleaning-modern-oil-paints
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CATS participates as host for a PhD-internship, Artist interviews and artist participation as research tools in conservation practices, within the EU Innovative Training Networks (ITN), Call: H2020-MSCA-ITN-2014: New Approaches in the Conservation of Contemporary Art (NACCA), under the leadership of Prof. dr. R. van de Vall, Maastricht University, The Netherlands. http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/show/id=7657296/langid=42 http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/Institutes/MaastrichtCentreForArtsAndCultureConservationAndHe ritageMACCH/NACCA/PhDTopics.htm
In 2015 CATS has established formal research agreements with: University of Copenhagen, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies (prof. Kim Ryholt) University of Southern Denmark, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy and Cultural Heritage and Archaeometric Research Team at University of Southern Denmark, CHART (prof. Kaare Lund Rasmussen) The Rembrandt Database, RKD (Director of RKD, Chris Stolwijk)
The next page is a Gantt Diagram for the work package (WP) activities and deliverables of CATS, followed by the WP presentations and the state the primary results achieved within 2015. The Tasks (T) and Deliverables (D) describe the activities in short form within each WP.
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Gantt Diagram for CATS
Description Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 WP1: Establishment of SMK lab T 1.1 Designing & building T 1.2 Recruitment of new staff D1 T 1.3 Purchasing equipment D3 D2 T 1.4 Implementing protocols D4 WP2: Dutch & Danish 17th century T 2.1 Catalogue raisonné Dutch paintings D1 T 2.2 Bosch-Brueghel D2 T 2.3 Artists' practice in DK 17th century D3 D3 D3 WP3: Abildgaard & 18th century T 3.1 Architecture & drawings D3 D1 T 3.2 Easel paintings technique D2 D3 T 3.3 Abildgaard’s graphic works D3 WP4: Danish Golden Age T 4.1 Layer structure & treatment D1 T 4.2 Multispectral analysis D2 T 4.3 Varnish degradation D3 D3 D3 D3 WP5: Works on paper T 5.1 Degradation cellulosic material D1 D1 T 5.2 X-ray paper structure & watermarks D2 D2 WP6: Reference Collection Database T 6.1 Design and construction of database D1 D1 T 6.2 Input and digitalization D2 D2 T 6.3 Web-based resources & infrastructures D3 D3 WP7: Dissemination T 7.1 Professional announcement D1 D1 T 7.1 Creation of CATS web-platform D2 T 7.2 Seminar CATS (inauguration + annual) D3 D3 D3 D3 WP0: Administration Kick-off meeting Project Meetings Fundraising for consolidation & continuation
Gantt diagram for WP activities and deliverables. Deliverables accomplished are marked in green (D). Annual Report 2015
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WP1 Establishment of lab facilities at SMK
WP leaders Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum, MSc Peter Rasmussen, Assoc. Prof. Mikkel Scharff
Tasks T1.1 Designing and Building the lab and research facilities at SMK T1.2 Recruiting and training of new staff T1.3 Selecting and purchasing equipment T1.4 Implementing Protocols on lab work routines and on reporting
Deliverables D1. Recruitment of staff – accomplished D2. All equipment installed and lab facilities working – accomplished D3. Description of the lab-facilities on the home-page (WP7) – accomplished D4. Seminar presenting new facilities and equipment – accomplished
T1.2/D1 Recruitment of staff Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum is the Director of CATS and the following staff was employed in 2015:
Research Coordinator & Administrator - Mette Kokkenborg Full time position from 1 June 2012 Lab Technician - Johanne Marie Nielsen Full time position from 25 June 2012 Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist - Dr. Anna Vila Full time position from 1 July 2012 (maternity leave from January to August 2015, part time from September 2015 to February 2016) Conservation Scientist - Dr. David Buti Full time position from 13 January 2014 Research assistant - Andreas Swane One day a week position from 1 February 2014
Furthermore CATS has collaborated with students during 2015 regarding their master and PhD theses: PhD student from the University of Amsterdam - Angela Jager CATS assisted with research on Dutch paintings in Danish collections. Master student from the University of Southern Denmark, Cultural Heritage and Archaeometric Research Team (CHART) - Julie Nogel Jæger CATS assisted with research on analysis of colour pigments in paint layers in paintings.
T1.3 & 1.4/D2 Acquisition of equipment and implementing protocols The establishment of the lab facilities at SMK is the primary task of WP1. During 2011-2012 the staff was recruited, labs and offices were established and the main number equipment purchased and implemented. The acquisition of lab equipment has taken place in close collaboration between the Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist and researchers and scientists of the CATS partners: Jørgen Wadum, Peter Rasmussen and Kim Pilkjær Simonsen, with the administrational support of Christian Svanning Mikkelsen and Kim Gundersen. International colleagues from the field were also involved as consultants.
The following equipment was installed in 2015 in CATS: Spectrophotometer CM-2600d (Konica Minolta), at SMK Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), at KADK
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WP2 Materials in Dutch and Danish 17th century painting
WP leader Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum
Tasks T2.1 Catalogue raisonné on the Dutch collection in SMK T2.2 Technical studies of four ‘Boschian-Bruegelesque’ paintings T2.3 PhD thesis: Artists’ practice in Denmark the 17th century
Deliverables D1. Contribution to a catalogue raisonné on the Dutch collection in SMK – in progress D2. Travel-exhibition on aspects of technical and art historical research on the four ‘Boschian-Bruegelesque’ paintings, including a monograph on various aspects of the technical research as well as topics like production of copies for the 16th century art market and origin and iconography of the composition - accomplished D3. PhD thesis (by Anne Haack Christensen). Publication in a historical journal. Presentation at ICOM-CC 2011 with follow up in 2014 – in progress
T2.1/D1 Catalogue raisonné CATS addresses 17th century paintings techniques in Denmark and abroad within WP2, primarily in the Netherlands. The technical documentation of paintings to be included in catalogue raisonné on the large Dutch collection at SMK is in progress. Future exhibition preparations and treatments will further add to the compilation of the technical entries for the catalogue raisonné.
T2.3/D3 PhD thesis concerning artists’ practice in Denmark in the 17th century The PhD project Tracing Materiality. Accounting Sources as Written Evidence on Artists Practice during the Reign of King Christian IV (preliminary title) is in progress and runs until 2017 (A. H. Christensen are on maternity leave from June 2015 to August 2016). The PhD thesis involves the investigation of unexplored written sources (primarily Danish inventories, pharmacy price lists, customs lists etc.) on artists’ materials from the 17th century in combination with analysis of materials from relevant contemporary paintings.
Written source on artists’ materials, Farvekammerregnskab, 1610
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WP3 Nicolai Abildgaard and 18th century painting techniques
WP leader Senior Conservator Troels Filtenborg
Tasks T3.1 Examination of Abildgaard’s architecture and architectural drawings T3.2 The technique of Abildgaard’s easel paintings T3.3 Abildgaard’s graphic works
Deliverables D1. Article in an international architectural journal with a technical and art historical review of Abildgaard’s architectural decorations as seen in a European perspective – In progress D2. Articles on and conference presentation of Abildgaard’s painting technique and its development – Accomplished D3. Symposium on Abildgaard and his technique in a European perspective – Accomplished (the CATS conference ‘Technology & Practice: Studying 18th Century Paintings & Art on Paper’ held 2-3 June 2014)
T3.1/ D2 Examination of Abildgaard’s architecture and architectural decorations
Project status for 2015 A comprehensive survey of the interiors designed by Abildgaard has been completed, with a registration of all accessible information, written sources, drawn material, photographic documentation, etc. All extant interiors have been examined and analysed visually. Paint layers in relevant cases have been sampled and analysed for its content of pigments and binding media. This task is ongoing and will be completed within 2015. All earlier paint archaeological investigations and analyses have been re-examined and the results included in the current study. The project is carried out in collaboration with the analytical units at NMD and SMK. Collaboration has further been initiated with architectural historian Draft by Abildgaard for Hanne Raabymagle. the Chinese pavilion in Frederiksberg Gardens
Continuation of the project in 2016 Based on the analytical results, a complete overview will be compiled on Abildgaard’s pallet and use of colours in his architectural designs, as well as the painting techniques, pigments and binding media employed in the interiors. This will be compared against contemporary technique and colouring, and also the painting technique found in Abildgaard’s easel paintings.
The current appearance of the Chinese pavilion in Frederiksberg Gardens
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WP4 19th century painting techniques and materials with a focus on Danish Golden Age painting
WP leader Assoc. Prof. Mikkel Scharff
Tasks T4.1 Investigation of the layered structure in Danish Golden Age paintings and its influence on the choice of conservation methods, including treatment history and early practitioners such as I.P. Møller, conservator at the Royal Painting Collection. T4.2 Innovations in Danish golden age painting. Technical analyses of selected paintings from 1800 to circa 1850 will be carried out in order to make a catalogue of the materials used by the artists of the period. This research will be coupled with multispectral – especially near infrared – analyses of the artists' oeuvre. T4.3 Studies of varnish degradation. Little is known about the degradation effects of e.g. different air pollutants on varnishes and how this may affect their long term stability/solubility. Varnishes deteriorate physically and chemically with time. Analyses will be made of naturally aged dammar resin varnishes - and synthetic varnishes (e.g. MS2A varnishes). The scope is to develop a best practice for the protection of paintings.
Deliverables D1. Ph.D. thesis (Cecil K. Andersen), presentations at conservation conferences, publication in peer-reviewed journals – PhD accomplished, publications accomplished and plans for future publications D2. A publication on the materials and technique of Danish golden age painters, covering their use of materials and their influences – in progress D3. Publication in a journal on polymer chemistry. Presentation at conservation conference - accomplished D4. Conference on 19th-Century Conservation Practices in Denmark and their effect on today’s practice and reception of the works of art - accomplished
T4.1/T4.2/D1/D2 PhD thesis and dissemination and publication In 2015 (see below) as well as in the future there will be ongoing publication activity related to the PhD from D1. In addition, an article titled ‘Moisture response in a glue-paste lining’ by Andersen, Scharff and Mecklenburg has been accepted for publication in the Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC). Furthermore papers are underway in collaboration with Cecil K. Andersen concerning glue-paste lining and wax-resin lining. In connection to this further IR- and X-ray-studies has been carried out on the Golden Age paintings as well as thread counting, and production of cross sections of the paintings by Eckersberg. An article on Eckersberg’s grounds and canvases is planned for presentation at the upcoming CATS conference on early 19th Century paintings technique. The article will later be published in a peer reviewed publication from the conference.
T4.3/D.3 Studies of varnish degradation D3 (Varnish) MEMORI: one paper presented at the ChemCH in Vienna – 2014, the 3rd C.W. Eckersberg, "Balders død", (1817), oil on canvas, KS40. International Congress Chemistry for Cultural This painting, the formal entry painting for Eckersberg to become member of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,are among the Heritage. Further papers are planned by I. paintings by Eckersberg being studied as part of the Work Package. Bonaduce, P. Colombini and M. Odlyha.
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D4 Conference on 19th-Century Conservation Practices The conference Conservation in the Nineteenth Century (CiNC) took place at the National Museum of Denmark, 13-16 May 2013. All oral presentations were available as preprints in the anthology ”Conservation in the Nineteenth Century”, edited by senior Researcher Isabelle Brajer and published by Archetype Publications. D4 (19th century Conservation Practice conference) is accomplished.
Ongoing activities - Proyecto Investigación I+D+I Lining Project, a 3-years research project on Glue-paste linings, has been finalized in January 2015 and publications are being planned. The research project group is working on publications and further research on mechanical and structural properties, chemical analyses, swelling tests as well as analyses of infestation, mould and crack formation. The partners in this project are the Polytechnic University of Valencia; University of Madrid; Centre interdisciplinaire de conservation et de Restauration du Patrimoine, Marseille; Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg, Maarstricht; and Matteo Rossi Doria Conservazione e Restauro, Rome.
- A project on Eckersberg painting technique was initiated and a significant amount of data has been collected on paintings and written sources.
- Funding for two dynamic vapour sorption instruments have been applied for to be used in a project on the vapour sorption in wax-resin impregnated and lined paintings on canvas.
- International Network Programme under the Ministry of Higher Education and Science has granted 210.000 DKK for a new collaboration with the Smithsonian, Museum Conservation Institute in Washington DC. USA. This project will result in a conference in Washington DC on the structural composition and behaviour of paintings.
C.W. Eckersberg: Udsigt fra Meudon Slot nær Paris, (1813), oil on canvas, KMS1623. Cross section of the ground layers showing a red bottom layer and a white top layer. The binding medium in the ground structure has been studied to investigate the possible causes for a severe crack pattern.
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WP5 Works on paper and watermark research
WP leader Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ingelise Nielsen
Tasks T5.1 Degradation of cellulosic materials, canvas, paper and wood T5.2 X-ray imaging of paper structure & watermarks
Deliverables D.1 Studying the degradation of celluloses and integrating theories and research from other fields than paper, e.g. textile, wood etc. – planned for 2016 D.2 The establishment of a database built on an open-source software from ‘Memory of Paper’ – In progress
T5.1/D.1. Studying the degradation of celluloses and integrating theories and research from other fields than paper, e.g. textile, wood etc. The work on this task and deliverable will include a study on the effect of enzymatic treatment on paper fibres. The study is postponed to 2016 where it will form part of a master thesis at the School of Conservation.
T5.2/D.2. The establishment of a watermark database The establishment of a CATS-SMK database of watermarks for the use in research into paper history and art history on a Danish and international level was commenced in January 2013. The database is built on the open source software from the EU-funded “Bernstein project” and will be linked to and made searchable through their “Memory of Paper” server. The collection of Nicolai Abildgaard’s works of art on paper at SMK was chosen as a pilot project in the establishment of the watermark database. The examination of these watermarks forms also part of T3.3/D1 ‘Abildgaard’s graphic works’. Due to a security issue, it has been necessary to wait for the development of a new extended version of the open source software from ‘Memory of Paper’. Members of the Bernstein group have now tested this new version and the software will be installed at the SMK server in January 2016. In the meantime, we have continued the recording of the watermarks in Abildgaard’s graphic works by digital photography in transmitted light. Furthermore, a collection of tracings of early Danish watermarks at SoC has been scanned and made ready for uploading to the database.
Watermarks from the Danish paper mill Strandmøllen showing the royal monograms of King Frederik III and Queen Sofie Amalie.The watermarks were found in paper documents dating from 1662 to1665.
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WP6 Establishing a CATS Reference Collection Database & digital documentation
WP leader Mag.art Kim Brasen
Tasks T6.1 Design and Construction of the database T6.2 Input and digitalization of technical documentation, firstly from CATS partners T6.3 Web-based resource system built and placed in a shared infrastructure, firstly amongst CATS partners
Deliverables D1. Design and construction of the database – ended and delivered December 2014 D2. Development of software – first version delivered December 2014 D3. Implementation of CATS Reference Collection – commenced 2015
The current status is that the database has been built in its first version, and data entry has begun. The database so far contains the collections of pigments, paint cross sections, and canvas samples of the SMK as well as the collection of pigments held at the School of Conservation. In all 3829 samples are registered in the database and the number is increasing continually.
The sample types supported in the CATS Database are: Non Invasive Methods Fibres (paper) Material Samples (179 canvas samples) Paint Cross Sections (1876 samples) Pigments (1774 samples) Stretchers/Strainers
View of metadata on a paint cross section in the CATS Reference Collections Database
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Each sample is recorded in its own template on four fans; sample metadata; analysis (done on the sample); artwork (from which the sample was taken or a non-invasive method was applied); images (of samples and the examined work of art). For artworks we’ve created a look up functionality which allows import of metadata along with an image (if such exists) from SMK’s collections database, Corpus. For artworks outside our collections metadata must be entered and images uploaded manually.
Estimated time frame in detail: Usability testing and final adjustments – accomplished in December 2014/January 2015 Commence data entry into the system – accomplished in December 2014/January 2015 Implementation of CATS Reference Collections database across partner institutions and integration with CATS website – in progress (planned for 2015-2016)
Implementation across partner institutions was commenced January 2015 and will continue into 2016, when also metadata of the material samples held at the National Museum of Denmark will be entered into the database.
We have planned a small development sprint cycle for early 2016 when minor adjustments will be done to the database.
The integration of the CATS database with the CATS website is planned for the first half of 2016, by then the content of the database will be made available to experts as well as the general public.
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WP7 Dissemination
WP leaders Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum, MSc Peter Rasmussen, Assoc. Prof. Mikkel Scharff
Tasks T7.1 Results of CATS research disseminated within professional circles T7.2 Creation of CATS work platform on the web T7.3 CATS Inauguration seminar, annual seminars, and the research centre’s work and results disseminated to a broader public
Deliverables D1. The creation of a CATS web-site with a clear public profile – accomplished and in further development D2. The establishment of an intranet work-platform for CATS and its partners/associates – accomplished D3. Seminars and conferences to exchange knowledge with colleagues in the field – accomplished and further activities planned
T7.2/T7.3/D1/D2/D3 Intra-networking and Out-reach networking Work package 7 shows CATS devotion to promote exchange of knowledge, to advocate good practices in conservation and conservation science, and to define common work-parameters to improve the comparability of results and levels and quality of research. CATS Intra-networking aims at establishing optimal communication, information exchange and transfer of knowledge among CATS-participants across the network. Some examples of the network activities for the last year are listed below.
CATS was represented at one of the SMK Fridays at the Statens Museum for Kunst with the Art Talk on Technical Art History UV-technology and X-ray reveals the master pieces, 18 September 2015. In order to celebrate the completion of Gerson Digital: Denmark, CATS held a symposium at the Statens Museum for Kunst and Rosenborg Castle 24th June 2015. The Gerson Digital: Denmark, Dutch and Flemish art in European perspective 1500 - 1900, Part II, is presenting a chapter of the digital version of Horst Gerson’s Ausbreitung und Nachwirkung der holländischen Malerei des 17. Jahrhunderts (1942/1983), translated, illustrated and annotated. CATS have made analyses at the Synchrotron in Sweden for the second time. The MObile LABoratory (MOLAB), part of the IPERION CH and consisting of mobile facilities for in situ non-invasive measurements, visited the laboratories of CATS on application by Senior Paintings Conservator Troels Filtenborg on behalf of the Hirschsprung Collection and SMK. The analyses aim at increasing the understanding of the degradation of Prussian blue and lead white mixtures in Danish Golden Age paintings using non-invasive portable techniques. The MOLAB multi-technique approach will therefore allow an overall study of the blue paint layers of the artworks, with a deeper focus on spectroscopic investigations. The final goal of the research project is a clearer understanding of the degradation process in the blue paint layers correlated with their sources and/or origin of production in order to improve conservation, preservation and exhibition strategies. The CATS Newsletter vol. VI, VII, VIII and IX was sent out to all our subscribers (currently 200 people) and collaborative partners in January, June, September and December 2015. The newsletter describes latest news in CATS, upcoming conferences and lectures at the three partner institutions etc. People can subscribe to the CATS newsletter via our website. The CATS website is continuously updated with news and latest knowledge within the field of technical art history, so the users are informed about the CATS organisation, programme and activities.
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Appendix 1 Structure and Management
Steering Committee MBO/SMK, PKM/NMD, LDL/KADK JWA/SMK, JSJ/NMD, KGU/SMK MS/KADK, PR/NMD, PNL/SMK
Scientific Advisors B.G. Brunetti/Uni, Perugia Financial A. Burmester/Doerner, Munich M. Menu/ C2RMF, Paris Administration A. Roy/NG, London KGU/SMK, BVP/SMK D. Saunders/BM, London Director R. Spronk/Queens Uni, Ontario JWA/SMK
Project Group Research Coordinator JWA/PR/MS MBK/SMK
Lab Technician Senior Researcher Conservation Scientist JMN/SMK AVE/SMK DBU/SMK
WP1 WP2 WP3 WP4 WP5 WP6 WP7
JWA/PR/MS JWA/SMK TF/SMK MS/KADK IN/KADK KIB/SMK JWA/PR/MS
Structure of CATS. See titles and names in full on the following pages.
Steering Committee The Steering Committee consists of the directors and representatives from each partner institution. The frequency of meetings within the Committee is twice a year. The Committee members are:
Mag.art. Mikkel Bogh (MBO) Director, SMK Dr. Per Kristian Madsen (PKM) Director, National Museum of Denmark MAA, Lene Dammand Lund (LDL) Rector, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum (JWA) Director of Conservation and Director of CATS, SMK Dr. Jesper Stub Johnsen (JSJ) Director of Conservation, National Museum of Denmark MSc Kim Gundersen (KGU) Director of Administration, SMK Assoc. Prof. Mikkel Scharff (MS) Head of School and Paintings Department, School of Conservation, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts Schools of Architecture, Design and Conservation (KADK) Dr. Peter Rasmussen (PR) Head of Environmental Archaeology and Materials Research, National Museum of Denmark Dr. Peter Nørgaard Larsen (PNL) Director of Collections & Research, SMK
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Financial Administration The Financial Administration of CATS is located at SMK and operates in close collaboration with the other two partners. Responsible for all financial and legal issues within and related with CATS, the main Financial Administration staff is listed below.
MSc Kim Gundersen (KGU) Director of Administration, SMK MSc Bo Veibel Petersen (BVP) Controller, SMK
International Committee of Scientific Advisors The International Committee of Scientific Advisors is an expert panel of individuals to which CATS can turn for support and exchange of knowledge that relates directly to a specific project or an activity of a considerable importance and impact. The members of this Committee are listed below.
Prof. Dr. Bruno G. Brunetti Dipartimento di Chimica and Centre SMAArt, Universita’ di Perugia, Italy Prof. Dr. Andreas Burmester Director, Doerner Institut, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen, München, Germany Dr. Michel Menu Centre de recherche et de restauration des musées de France (C2RMF), Palais du Louvre, Paris, France Dr. Ashok Roy Director of Science, Scientific Department, National Gallery, London, United Kingdom Dr. David Saunders Keeper of Conservation and Scientific Research, The British Museum, London, United Kingdom Prof. Dr. Ron Spronk Professor of Art History, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, Canada / Hieronymus Bosch Chair, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Project Group The Project Group is responsible for keeping the course of CATS and developing the research activities. The project group members meet regularly for activities and decision making within CATS, and in addition to this have a regular meeting once a month. The members of the Project Group are listed below.
Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum (JWA) Dr. Peter Rasmussen (PR) Assoc. Prof. Mikkel Scharff (MS)
CATS Office of research The SMK-group of CATS staff employed in the Centre are listed below.
Director of CATS - Prof. Dr. Jørgen Wadum (JWA) The Director of CATS is head of the daily activities within the Centre and is part of the Project Group and the Steering Committee. In the day to day running of the Centre he refers primarily to the rest of the Project Group and is backed by the financial administration.
Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist - Dr. Anna Vila (AVE) The Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist of CATS is responsible for the coordination of all scientific analysis carried out within the partnership of CATS, and is head of the labs and science activities located at CATS/SMK.
Conservation Scientist - Dr. David Buti (DBU) The Conservation Scientist of CATS is responsible for the scientific analysis carried out within the partnership of CATS. The conservation scientist refers to the Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist.
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Lab Technician - BSc / Chemical & Biotechnical Science Technician, Johanne Marie Nielsen (JMN) The Lab Technician assists the Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist and the Research Assistant. She is responsible for the daily upkeep of the labs located at SMK, for lab supplies and consumables, inventories of chemicals, health and safety documentation.
Research Coordinator & Administrator - MSc in Conservation, Mette Kokkenborg (MBK) The coordinator of CATS deals with the administrative tasks, recurring dissemination activities and long term strategies, and works closely together with the Director of CATS, the Project Group and the Senior Researcher & Conservation Scientist.
Student - MSc student in Chemistry, Andreas Swane (ASW) The student performs the scientific analyses of samples for the reference database and assists in other routine tasks.
Furthermore CATS has collaborated with students during 2015 regarding their master and PhD thesis: PhD student from the University of Amsterdam - Angela Jager CATS assisted with research on Dutch paintings in Danish collections. Master student from the University of Southern Denmark, Cultural Heritage and Archaeometric Research Team (CHART) - Julie Nogel Jæger CATS assisted with research on analysis of colour pigments in paint layers in paintings.
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Appendix 2 CATS Partners and staff
SMK (apart from the staff listed above) Senior Conservator Troels Filtenborg (TF) MSc in Conservation (early Italian & Spanish art) Senior Conservator Niels Borring (NBO) MSc in Conservation (Art on Paper) MSc Louise Cone (LCO) MSc in Conservation, Contemporary Art MSc Karen Esser (KES) MSc in Conservation (Art on Paper) MSc Anne Haack Christensen (AHC) MSc in Conservation, Paintings (Netherlandish art), PhD student Mag.art Kim Brasen (KIB) Mag.art in Art History Dr. Aoife Daly (ADA) PhD in dendrochronology, Research Fellow Senior researchers from the Collection and Research Department (SAFO)
NMD MSc Mads Chr. Christensen (MCC) MSc in Conservation, Conservation Scientist Senior Researcher Isabelle Brajer (IB) MSc in Conservation (Theory and history of conservation) Dr. Yvonne Shashoua (YS) Senior Researcher (FT-IR spectroscopy, polymers) Dr. Michelle Taube (MT) Researcher (XRF-spectroscopy, SEM-EDS, analysis of inorganic materials) Dr. Martin N. Mortensen (MNM) Researcher (Oxygen measurement, GC-MS, degradation of organic materials) Dr. Karin Vestergaard Kristiansen (KV) PhD in Conservation (Colour history of Danish church furniture)
KADK Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ingelise Nielsen (IN) Head of Graphics Department & MSc in Conservation (research on paper technology & water-marks) Assoc. Prof. Dorte Vestergaard Poulsen (DVP) MSc in Conservation (Amino acid analysis, research on organics, HPLC) Assoc. Prof. Beate Federspiel (BF) MSc in Conservation (Research on technology and ethics) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arne Redsted Rasmussen (ARR) (DNA analysis) Assistant Prof. Dr. Cecil Krarup Andersen (CKA) MSc in Conservation (Research on lined convas paintings) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Morten Ryhl-Svendsen MSc in Conservation (Research on preventive conservation) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krassimira Frangova (KF) MSc in Conservation (Research on wall paintings technology and conservation) Bent Eshøj (BE) MSc in Conservation (Light measurement and weathering equipment)
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Collaborative Partners University of Copenhagen, Department of Chemistry University of Copenhagen, Department of Scandinavian Research: Care and Conservation of Manuscripts University of Copenhagen, Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies Technical University of Denmark, DTU, Department of Photonics Engineering University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Metropolia University of Applied Science, Helsinki Nationalmuseum, Stockholm University of Oslo, Oslo The Getty Foundation, Los Angeles RKD, Netherlands Institute for Art History, The Hague The Rembrandt Database, RKD, The Hague CDA, Cranach Digital Archive, Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf and University of Applied Sciences, Cologne Gerson Digital: Dutch and Flemish Painting of the Golden Age in European Perspective, RKD, The Hague
CATS Publisher Archetype Publications LtD., London, c/o International Academic Projects, 1 Birdcage Walk, London, SW1H 9JJ. Tel: Int +44 207 380 0800 Fax: Int +44 207 380 0500. [email protected]
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Appendix 3 Related and extended CATS II projects
Satellite projects outside the main clusters, such as within the EU-project IPERION CH and bilateral research ventures with the Oslo University and Nationalmuseum in Stockholm will play a motivating and catalytic role in the way research will be driven into responses to not only internal but also external demands for advancement in the understanding of our complex heritage and its evolution through the ages.
It is here that CATS takes on the challenge to instigate Technical Art History & Heritage Science (TAH-HS) research that embraces the heritage disciplines into an interdisciplinary framework of advancing our understanding of the material past and present - for the future. Simultaneously these external projects will enhance the research profile of CATS and sustain its operations through renewed funding of staff and equipment.
We are pleased to inform that external funding have been secured for a number of important projects that will become part of CATS II:
A black future? Darkened lead-white on old master drawings and photographs One project is labelled A black future? Darkened lead-white on old master drawings and photographs which was established by CATS in collaboration with the Royal Library (KB) and funded by the Danish Ministry of Culture.1 This research project will examine air-quality in galleries and storage facilities at SMK and KB in order to understand possible air pollutants as a cause for the sudden and dramatic alteration of lead white (basic lead carbonate) into dark lead (lead sulphite).
The hypothesis is that this change could have been provoked by high amounts of hydrogen sulphite (H2S) abundantly available in large cities and partly caused by emission from cars fitted with the relatively new device called a catalytic converter. The results of this study will be disseminated to Danish and international colleagues and collections caring for comparable objects.
A drawing from SMK (detail) showing (left) white highlights in lead white that in only 13 years have darkened considerably (see read arrows, right). [Hans Holbein the Older (c. 1465-1524): Inv.nr. KKSgb 2991,”Study of two quivers”]
Degradation of Polyurethane foam in large Danish artworks dating from 1960 to the present day Another project, supported by The Danish Agency for Culture (Kulturstyrelsen), is researching for alternative methods for the stabilisation of polyurethane foam (PUR) in modern and contemporary art works. With the project called Degradation of Polyurethane foam in large Danish artworks dating from 1960 to the present
1 ’En sort fremtid? En undersøgelse af mekanismer for eftermørkning af blyhvidtholdige farver på grafiske værker’. Granted by Kulturministeriets Forskningsudvalg 2014: http://kum.dk/fileadmin/KUM/Documents/Nyheder%20og%20Presse/Pressemeddelelser/2014/Oversigt_over_uddelte_mi dler_fra_Kulturministeriets_Forskningsudvalg_2014__DOK2312249_.PDF
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day2 CATS will be seeking active collaboration with other Danish art museums with objects of this kind at risk. The project outcome will be transmitted to the field via a workshop to be held in Vejle, and where the researchers in dialogue with conservators from a variety of museums will discuss potential preventive measures for PUR – a material that over time becomes very unstable and fragile.
Sample of degraded PUR-foam confronted with a new non-degraded sample.
After the Black Death: Painting and Polychrome Sculpture in Norway, 1350‒1550 Additionally funds have been secured for national and international engagements in projects of relevance for the CATS consortium, alternatively in projects where CATS is functioning as a consultant resource and active research partner. This is the case with the project After the Black Death: Painting and Polychrome Sculpture in Norway, 1350‒1550 comprising researching altars and sculptures from the collection of the Historical Museum in Oslo, funded through NOK 9 m by the Norwegian Research Council.3
CATS staff will perform advanced non-destructive dendrochronological dating and provenance determination of the timber used for the altars and draw up hypothesis on the trade and manufacture of the Norwegian altars seen against the production of retables and altars in Northern Europe in general. Scientific analysis of pigments and binding media will be performed, and the
CATS labs will in collaboration with our Norwegian colleagues play an important Detail of the Skjervøy altarpiece, role also in this research. (Photo Kulturhistoriske Museum, Universitetet i Oslo, Ove Holst)
Chain-lines in paper Equally so CATS is engaged in an international research and documentation project building a database on Chain-lines in paper from the Rijksmuseum, The Metropolitan Museum and The Royal Collection of Graphic Art (KKS) at SMK and researchers at The Royal Library (KB). Our partners are Prof Dr C. Richard Johnson Jr., Cornell University, Ithaca, and Prof Dr William A. Sethares, University of Wisconsin- Madison, both also engaged with the Rijksmuseum and University of Amsterdam. New continental trade patters for paper as well as artists’ acquisitions of paper during their own travels throughout Europe may Detail of a piece of paper with clear vertical chain-lines usable for be elucidated with this project. digital matching. UvA, Amsterdam
2 Statens Museum for Kunst får tilskud på 638.789 kr. til et relevant fællesmusealt bevaringsprojekt. Der knyttes den betingelse til tilsagnet, at andre interesserede kunstmuseer inddrages i projektet. http://www.kulturstyrelsen.dk/institutioner/museer/museumsvirksomhed/puljer/stoettede-projekter-2015/ 3 http://www.hf.uio.no/iakh/english/research/projects/medieval-painting/
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Additional external funding secured for CATS projects 2011-2019
After the Black Death: Painting and Polychrome Norwegian Research 9 mio NOK (CATS 755.000 kr.) Sculpture in Norway, 1350‒1550. Council Oslo University (UiO)+ CATS
On-line publication of an English translation of J. Getty Foundation 681.497 kr. (CATS 235.000 kr.) Marette (1961) with annotations. E-publication. CATS + KIK-IRPA+UiO
Integrated Project for the European Research EU 8 mio EUR (CATS 1.145.384 kr.) Infrastructure ON Cultural Heritage (IPERIONCH) 23 European partners + 1 in USA
Blyhvidt – En sort fremtid? Darkened lead-white on Danish Ministry of 699.352 kr. old master drawings and photographs. Culture CATS + KB (Royal Library)
Jais Nielsens frescoes at St. Elisabeths Hospital. New Carlsberg 680.000 kr. Research project incl. publication in CATS series. Foundation CATS
Conserving large-scale works made of Agency for Culture 638.789 kr. polyurethane foam in Danish art and design from and Palaces the 1960's to today, Research project on PUR-foam. (Kulturstyrelsen) CATS +DK art museums
Between Formula and Freestyle, Publication about New Carlsberg 60.800 kr. the painting technique of Nicolai Abildgaard. Foundation CATS
Database on artists’ materials in Denmark in the 15. Juni Fonden 35.000 kr. 17th century. PhD research, CATS
Gerson Denmark Symposium 24. juni 2015 på SMK Agency for Culture 15.000 kr. og Rosenborg Slot. and Palaces CATS (Kulturstyrelsen)
Research conducted upon request by third parties. 517.537 kr.
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Additional external research engagements secured for CATS 2011-2019
Cleaning Modern Oil Paintings (CMOP) JPI-Hera 15K EUR (CATS 111.897 kr) University of Amsterdam, Tate Modern, University of 2015-2018 Pisa, Courtauld Art Institute, CATS et al.
New Approaches in the Conservation of H2020-MSCA-ITN- A ½ year PhD intern + potential Contemporary Art (NACCA) 2015-2019 funding for a full PhD at UvA University of Maastricht and Amsterdam, Tate Modern, CATS et al.
Multi isotopic analysis of early modern art: linking origin, trade and NICAS-NWO production of raw materials with provenance research (MITEEMA) 4-year project Free University of Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, TU Delft, CATS et al.
Outstanding additional applications for research engagements for CATS
Drawing Out Rembrandt: A model for reconstructing the past, analyzing Submitted to NICAS-NWO the present and predicting the future condition of Rembrandt’s ink 4 year project drawings (DoRe) University of Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum, TU Delft, University of Utrecht, CATS et al.
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Appendix 4 CATS 2015 dissemination list
Publications
Borring, N. J. & Hilby, C. (2015). 'Dürer under enzymkniven', Bulletin, NKF, Nordisk Konservatorforbund, Copenhagen, no. #92. (peer reviewed)
Borring, N. J. & Hilby, C. (2015). 'Enzymes in Conservation - separating the Triumphal Arch by Albrecht Dürer with alpha-amylase in agarose gels', Berlin, Germany, 12/10/2015 - 16/10/2015. (peer reviewed)
Borring, N. J. (red); Singer, H.; Hilby C. & Klyver, L. (2015). ’Dürer under kniven’, Exhibition catalog, Statens Museum for Kunst: Magt og Ære. Albrecht Dürer i kejserens tjeneste. (peer reviewed)
Borring, N. J.; Filtenborg, T. & Nielsen, I. (2015). ’Studying 18th-Century Paintings and Works of Art on Paper’ (ed. Helen Evans and Kimberley Muir), CATS Proceedings No. II, Archetype Publications Ltd. in association with CATS, 163 pages. (peer reviewed)
Buti, D.; Vila, A.; Haack Christensen, A.; Filtenborg, T. F.; Ludvigsen, L.; Dalby, K. N. & Studying 18th-Century Paintings Wadum, J. (2015). 'Clay ground in paintings: from Northern to Southern Europe', and Works of Art on Paper, TECHNART 2015, Catania, Italy, 27/04/2015 - 30/04/2015. (peer reviewed) CATS Proceedings No. II
Filtenborg, T. F.; Buti, D.; Vila , A. & Wadum, J. (2015). 'Colour Changes due to the Fading of Prussian Blue in Danish Golden Age Paintings', Paper presented, London, United Kingdom, 09/10/2015 - 09/10/2015. (peer reviewed)
Filtenborg, T. F. (2015). 'Canvas Supports in Paintings by Nicolai Abildgaard: Fabrics and Formats'. in H. Evans & K. Muir (eds), Technology and Practice: Studying 18th-Century Paintings and Art on Paper. Archetype Publications Ltd., London, pp. 128-139. (peer reviewed)
Filtenborg, T. F.; Buti, D.; Vila, A. & Wadum, J. (2015). 'Colour Changes due to the Fading of Prussian Blue in Danish Golden Age Paintings' Paper presented at, London, United Kingdom, 09/10/2015 - 09/10/2015. (peer reviewed)
Filtenborg, T. F.; Skou-Hansen, J.; Koch Dandolo, C. L. & Uhd Jepsen, P. (2015). 'Seeing Beyond the Painting Surface with Terahertz Time-Domain Imaging (THz-TDI): a signal separation method for extracting images of buried individual layers in paintings' Applied Optics, vol 54, no. 16, 235749, pp. 5123-5129. (peer reviewed)
Koch Dandolo, C. L.; Filtenborg, T. F.; Uhd Jepsen, P. & Skou-Hansen, J. (2015). 'Analysis of a 17C Panel Painting by Reflection Terahertz Time Domain-Imaging (THz-TDI): contribution of ultrafast optics to museum collections inspection' Applied Physics A. (peer reviewed)
Kolind Poulsen, H. & Borring, N. J. (2015). Magt og Ære. Albrecht Dürer i kejserens tjeneste. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen. (peer reviewed)
Krarup Andersen, C. (2015). ‘Conservation OnLine’ (CoOL): Lexical and Classification Resources, USA.
Krarup Andersen, C. (2015). ‘Lining, relining and the concept of univocity’, E - Conservation Magazine, vol 23, March, p. 47-56. (peer-reviewed)
Krarup Andersen, C. (2015). ’Sprogforvirring kan skade kunstmalerier’, videnskab.dk
Vila, A. (2015). 'Arte Moderno, nuevos problemas', in La Ciencia y el Arte V: Ciencias experimentales y conservacion de patrimonio. 2015 edn, Madrid. Spain.
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Vila, A, Clark, ML, McCabe, C, Maines, CA, Centeno, SA & Barro, L 2015, 'An Investigation into Japine Platinum Photographs: William Willis´s Proprietary Paper' Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, pp. 213-223. (peer reviewed)
Vila, A.; Centeno, S. A.; Kennedy, N. W. & Barro, L. (2015). 'Unveiling the Sources of Chromium in Pictorialist Photographs: Gum-Dichromate Process or Paper Sizing?', Hand Papermaking, vol 30, no. 2, pp. 24-29. (peer reviewed)
Wadum, J. (2015). ‘Christian IV's Winter Room and Studiolo at Rosenborg Castle’, http://gersondenmark.rkdmonographs.nl/5.-christian-iv2019s-winter-room-and-studiolo-2013-joergen-wadum. [Online]. Available from: http://gersonpoland.rkdmonographs.nl/, http://gersondenmark.rkdmonographs.nl/5.-christian-iv2019s- winter-room-and-studiolo-2013-joergen-wadum, [Accessed 06. May 2015]. (peer reviewed)
Wadum, J. (2015). 'Cranach, His Sons, and Their Workshop: The Endless Problem of Hands (Part I)'. in EA Werner, A Eusterschulte & G Heydenreich (eds), Lucas Cranach der Jüngere und die Reformation der Bilder. Hirmer Verlag, München, pp. 192-199. (peer reviewed)
Lectures, conference presentations, workshop talks, etc.
Borring, N. J., Dürer under kniven, Lecture at Forskningens Døgn at Statens Museum for Kunst. 23 April 2015.
Borring, N. J., Dürer under kniven, Lecture at Politiken Plus event at Statens Museum for Kunst. 29 April 2015.
Borring, N. J., Dürer under kniven, Lecture at Konservatorernes Efteruddannelsespulje at Statens Museum for Kunst. 29 April 2015.
Buti, D., Clay grounds in paintings: from Northern to Southern Europe The use of clay grounds containing quartz was first observed in the Netherlands in artworks from Rembrandt’s workshop after 1640, Poster presentation at the TECHNART 2015 : Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, Catania. 27-30 April 2015.
Daly, A., Non-invasive dendrochronology - stories from Scandinavia, presentation at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA. 15 June 2015.
Daly, A., Timber Trade in Northern Europe - Stories from a World of Wood, lecture at the New York University, USA. 16 June 2015
Daly, A., Beyond chronology - a tale of tall trees, presentation at the University of Arizona, Bannister 110, USA. 15 September 2015.
Daly, A., Beyond chronology – a tale of tall trees, lecture at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research, Tucson, USA. 15 September 2015.
Daly, A. & Wadum, J. ‘Timber trade in Northern Europe–a tree-ring journey & Beyond chronology - stories from a world of wood’, two talks at the workshop Wood and Art. Methods of technical art history: wood analysis for interpretation of art works, the Niguliste Museum, Tallinn, Estonia. 16-18 February 2015.
Filtenborg, T. F., The Fading of Prussian Blue in Danish Golden Age Paintings, Lecture at ‘Appearance and Reality: Examining Colour Change in Paintings’, London. 29 October 2015.
Gerson Digital: Denmark, Dutch and Flemish art in European perspective 1500 – 1900, Part II, symposium held by CATS, Statens Museum for Kunst and Rosenborg Castle. 24 June 2015.
Kokkenborg, M. B., UV-technology and X-ray reveals the master pieces, Art talk on Technical Art History at SMK Fridays, Statens Museum for Kunst. 18 September 2015
Krarup Andersen, C., Protection or problem? The 1960’s wax-resin lining campaign on Danish golden age paintings, speaker at the Picture Meeting, Amersfoort, The Netherlands. 4 June 2015.
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Vila, A., From Macro to Micro, invited speaker at the Nationalmuseet, Stockholm. 3 October 2015.
Wadum, J., Bevaring af Kulturarven, lecture for a private company, Copenhagen. 4 February 2015.
Wadum, J. Teaching Technical Art Hirstory, lecture at the University of Amsterdam. 20 March 2015.
Wadum, J. Christian IV's Winter Room and Studio at Rosenborg Castle, lecture at the RKD (Netherlands Institute for Art History), The Hague. 20 March 2015.
Wadum, J., Bevaring af Kulturarven, lecture for a private company, Roskilde. 23 March 2015.
Wadum, J. Painting Techniques: From Rembrandt to Vermeer, invited lecture at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, USA, 29 July 2015.
Wadum, J. Wood and Art, speaker at the conference Wood and Art : Methods of technical art history: wood analysis for interpretation of art works, Tallinn, Estonia. 16-18 February 2015.
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Appendix 5 Press coverage
Coverage of CATS activities and events 2014 (Listed by date)
15 December 2015, Magasinetkunst.dk: Svovl nedbryder uerstattelig kunst
9 December 2015, Nordjyske Stiftstidende, page 17: Mystiske skader rammer kunst
9 December 2015, Thisted Dagblad, page 17: Mystiske skader rammer kunst
8 December 2015, Altinget.dk/Kultur: Forskningsprojekt afslører: Svovl nedbryder uerstattelig kunst
8 December 2015, Flensborg Avis, Section 1, page 18: Mystiske skader rammer Danmarks fineste kunst
8 December 2015, Lorry.dk (TV2 Lorry): Tusindvis af kobberstik udsat for mystisk angreb
8 December 2015, Kadk.dk: Forskningsprojekt afslører: Svovl nedbryder uerstattelig kunst
7 December 2015, Politiken, Culture, page 1: Landets fineste kunst ramt af mystiske svovlskader
7 December 2015, DR.dk: Mystiske skader rammer landets fineste kunst
7 December 2015, TV2 Lorry, Regionale Nyheder, 22.27: Kunst skifter farve på Statens Museum for Kunst
7 December 2015, TV2 Lorry, Regionale Nyheder, 19.30: Kunst skifter farve
7 December 2015, EkstraBladet.dk: Mystiske skader på kunst: Forvandler hvid til sort
7 December 2015, DR1 TV-Avisen, 21.30: Museum: Mystiske skader på kunstværker
7 December 2015, DR1 TV-Avisen, 18.30: Svovlforurening skader kunstværker
7 December 2015, DR.dk: Mystiske skader rammer landets fineste kunst
7 December 2015, DR P4 Radioavisen, 12.00: Forskerteam undersøger nedbrydning af kunstværker
7 December 2015, DR P1 Radioavisen, 12.00: Mystisk fænomen ødelægger kunstværker
7 December 2015, DR P1 Morgen, 8.09: Engel er måske blevet sort af luftforurening
7 December 2015, Sverigesradio.se, 11.12: Föroreningar förstör konst i Köpenhamn
6 December 2015, Politiken.dk: Mystiske skader rammer landets fineste kunst
6 December 2015, TV2.dk: Mystiske skader rammer landets fineste kunst
3 November 2015, Politiken.dk: Knap så plastic fantastic: Museer kæmper for at holde plastikværker i live
3 November 2015, Politiken.dk: Kunstværker af plastik falder fra hinanden
3 November 2015, DR.dk: Kunstværker i plastik giver museer grå hår
3 November 2015, DR P4 Radioavisen, 12.00: Kunstværker i plastik ved at forgå
3 November 2015, DR P1 Radioavisen, 12.00: Kunstværker i plastik ved at forgå
24 October 2015, Berlingske, Culture: Fond redder rekordfrise på Amager
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Appendix 6 Financial contribution to CATS
The period 1 January – 31 December 2015
The table below sums up the financial contribution to CATS from the Villum Foundation and the Velux Foundation as well as from the CATS partner institutions. The numbers equal salaries in WP2-7, while WP1 also includes operational costs.
1.000 kr. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Total of partners contribution to CATS
School of Conservation 342,2 786,8 381,5 649,9 785,0 2.945,4 wp0 - - - 162,0 162,2 wp1 20,6 137,7 77,6 - 277,1 wp2 36,2 53,3 - 10,0 - wp3 - - 42,2 0,5 - wp4 285,4 595,4 261,7 325,4 143,5 wp5 - 0,4 - 120,5 188,1 wp6 - - - - 1,5 wp7 - - - 31,5 12,7
The National Museum 216,0 432,0 1.213,3 574,0 1.684,6 4.119,9 wp0 - - - 54,5 32,0 wp1 36,0 48,0 1.120,0 228,5 1.414,4 wp2 60,0 102,0 6,9 32,4 - wp3 - - 1,8 67,1 184,4 wp5 - - 8,7 5,4 wp6 90,0 120,0 - - wp7 30,0 162,0 75,9 186,1 53,7
Statens Museum for Kunst 257,2 357,2 253,3 812,8 272,1 1.952,6 wp1 162,3 142,5 -26,5 94,4 36,6 wp2 84,2 91,9 - 30,6 79,6 wp3 - 58,9 157,6 90,2 15,2 wp4 - - 63,9 13,8 57,4 wp5 - 59,3 53,4 107,3 28,8 wp6 - - 4,9 476,5 54,4 wp7 10,7 4,6 - - -
- Total of the foundations contribution to 1.172,4 3.487,9 6.187,4 3.403,8 2.693,5 16.945,0 CATS wp1 1.102,0 3.344,0 6.187,4 3.403,8 2.693,5 wp7 70,4 143,9 - - Total cost for the CATS project 1.987,8 5.063,9 8.035,5 5.440,5 5.435,2 25.962,9
1.000 kr. 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Total Other external supportede project under CATS PRIMI 410,2 721,4 - - - 1.131,6 Operating costs 407,6 360,2 Salary 2,6 361,2 Bosch Bruegel 155,3 439,6 - - - 594,9 Operating costs 74,7 420,2 Salary 80,6 19,4 Other projects startet in 2014 - - - 35,1 426,2 461,3 Operating costs 35,1 426,2
Total cost for other projects 565,5 1.161,0 - 35,1 426,2 2.187,8
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