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The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings, Part PROCEEDINGS The Getty Conservation Institute PR Proceedings of Los Angeles OCEEDINGS a Symposium at the J. Paul The Structural Getty Museum, April 1995 Conservation of Panel Paintings The Str uctur al Conser va tion of P anel Paintings The Getty Conservation Institute The Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings Proceedings of a symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum 24–28 April 1995 Edited by Kathleen Dardes and Andrea Rothe T G C I L A Front cover: Alessandro Allori, The Abduction of Proserpine, 1570. Detail. Oil on panel, 228.5 ϫ 348 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum (73.PB.73), Los Angeles. Back cover and page 305: Girolamo di Benvenuto, Nativity, ca. 1500, reverse. Tempera on panel, 204 ϫ 161 cm. The J. Paul Getty Museum (54.PB.10), Los Angeles. The panel bears witness to the his- tory of its conservation: This light, modern cradle was installed in 1987, after the removal of heavy, traditional crossbars (see page 187), traces of which are still evident. Strips of aged poplar, inserted to repair cracks caused by earlier restorations, can also be seen. Page 1: Transverse surfaces of chestnut (Castanea sp.) (left) and poplar (Populus sp.) (right), showing pore structures. Page 109: Illustration showing sawyers producing veneers; from J. A. Roubo, L’art du menuisier (Paris: Académie Royale des Sciences, 1769). Page 187: Girolamo di Benvenuto, Nativity, reverse. A cumbersome, traditional cradle, installed around 1900 and removed in 1987, is shown. Tevvy Ball, Managing Editor Sylvia Tidwell, Copy Editor Anita Keys, Production Coordinator Jeffrey Cohen, Series Designer Hespenheide Design, Book Designer Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 © 1998 The J. Paul Getty Trust All rights reserved. The Getty Conservation Institute works internationally to further the appreciation and preservation of the world’s cultural heritage for the enrichment and use of present and future generations. The Institute is an operating program of the J. Paul Getty Trust. The listing of product names and suppliers in this book is provided for information purposes only and is not intended as an endorsement by the Getty Conservation Institute. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The structural conservation of panel paintings : proceedings of a symposium at the J. Paul Getty Museum, 24–28 April 1995 / edited by Kathleen Dardes and Andrea Rothe. p. cm. Organized by the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-89236-384-3 1. Panel painting—Conservation and restoration—Congresses. 2. Panel painting— Expertising—Congresses. I. Dardes, Kathleen, 1952– . II. Rothe, Andrea. III. J. Paul Getty Museum. IV. Getty Conservation Institute. ND1640.S87 1998 98-10541 751.6Ј2—dc21 CIP Contents Miguel Angel Corzo vii Foreword John Walsh Kathleen Dardes ix Preface Andrea Rothe David Bomford xiii Introduction: Keynote Address P ART ONE Wood Science and Technology R. Bruce Hoadley 2 Chemical and Physical Properties of Wood R. Bruce Hoadley 21 Identification of Wood in Painting Panels Peter Klein 39 Dendrochronological Analyses of Panel Paintings Robert A. Blanchette 55 A Guide to Wood Deterioration Caused by Microorganisms and Insects Gordon Hanlon 69 Modified Atmosphere Treatments of Insect Infestations Vinod Daniel Donald C. Williams 79 A Survey of Adhesives for Wood Conservation Arno P. Schniewind 87 Consolidation of Wooden Panels P ART TWO History of Panel-Making Techniques Luca Uzielli 110 Historical Overview of Panel-Making Techniques in Central Italy Zahira Véliz 136 Wooden Panels and Their Preparation for Painting from the Middle Ages to the Seventeenth Century in Spain Jørgen Wadum 149 Historical Overview of Panel-Making Techniques in the Northern Countries Philip Walker 178 The Making of Panels History of Relevant Woodworking Tools and Techniques PART THREE History of the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings Andrea Rothe 188 Critical History of Panel Painting Restoration in Italy Ulrich Schiessl 200 History of Structural Panel Painting Conservation in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland Ian McClure 237 History of Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings in Great Britain Jacqueline Bret 252 The Conservation-Restoration of Wooden Daniel Jaunard Painting Supports Patrick Mandron Evolution of Methods and Current Research in the Service de Restauration des Musées de France Ségolène Bergeon 264 The Restoration of Wooden Painting Supports Gilberte Emile-Mâle Two Hundred Years of History in France Claude Huot Odile Baÿ James S. Horns 289 Richard Buck The Development and Use of the Balsa Backing for Panel Paintings PART FOUR Current Approaches to the Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings Andrea Rothe 306 Florentine Structural Stabilization Techniques Giovanni Marussich Ciro Castelli 316 The Restoration of Panel Painting Supports Some Case Histories George Bisacca 341 Structural Considerations in the Treatment of a Nativity by Francesco di Giorgio Martini Frédéric J. M. Lebas 359 The Cradling of a Relief of the Annunciation Attributed to Martin Schaffner Jean-Albert Glatigny 364 Backings of Painted Panels Reinforcement and Constraint Simon Bobak 371 A Flexible Unattached Auxiliary Support Raymond Marchant 382 The Development of a Flexible Attached Auxiliary Support Anthony M. Reeve 403 Structural Conservation of Panel Paintings at the National Gallery, London Al Brewer 418 Some Rejoining Methods for Panel Paintings Ian McClure 433 The Framing of Wooden Panels Al Brewer 448 Practical Aspects of the Structural Conservation of Large Panel Paintings Antoine M. Wilmering 479 A Renaissance Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio Technical Aspects of the Conservation Treatment Jørgen Wadum 497 Microclimate Boxes for Panel Paintings Mervin Richard 525 Technical Considerations for the Transport of Marion Mecklenburg Panel Paintings Charles S. Tumosa 557 Contributors 563 Illustration Credits vii Foreword the Getty Conservation Institute and the J. Paul Getty Museum sponsored an international symposium, “The Structural IConservation of Panel Paintings,” at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, California. Initially the idea of Andrea Rothe, head of Paintings Conservation at the Museum, and enthusiastically supported by Kathleen Dardes, senior coordinator in the Institute’s Training Program, the confer- ence was attended by more than two hundred participants from some twenty countries, who gathered for five days of papers and discussions. During pauses, participants were able to meet informally with old and new colleagues in the galleries and gardens of the Museum. This com- bination of formal and informal exchanges greatly encouraged the flow of ideas and contributed significantly to the success of the symposium. The purpose of the symposium was to document the techniques, both traditional and contemporary, of panel stabilization. This book encompasses the wide range of topics covered by the speakers. After an introductory examination of wood characteristics, the papers go on to consider the technological aspects of wood, the history of panel-making techniques, and the various methods of panel stabilization that have been developed and refined over the course of many centuries. Indeed, as the reader will discover, many of the techniques described are the products of a long and venerable tradition developed by generations of master arti- sans, who then passed along an understanding of and sensitivity to the properties of wood. Other articles focus on the modern scientific and tech- nical advances that conservation has made in the second half of the twen- tieth century—advances that have helped conservators solve, often by innovative methods, the most challenging structural problems. In sponsoring this symposium, the Museum and the Conservation Institute hoped to contribute to a wider understanding of the historical, prac- tical, and scientific aspects of panel stabilization. We are grateful to Andrea Rothe and Kathleen Dardes for the dedication they have shown in the organi- zation of the symposium and in the publication of these proceedings. Miguel Angel Corzo John Walsh The Getty Conservation Institute The J. Paul Getty Museum ix Preface representing the aesthetic and intellectual sensibilities of their creators, the world’s great paintings serve as rich historical Idocuments. The close contact with these works of art that conserva- tors and curators have long enjoyed allows access to their most hidden parts and, consequently, to a better understanding of the materials and working practices that are the underpinnings of artistic expression. For paintings are more than the manifestation of an idea or a creative impulse; they are also a composite of ordinary materials, such as wood, glue, can- vas, metal, and pigments of various sorts, that have been put to a wonder- ful purpose. Wood has served for centuries as a support for painting, largely because of its strength and availability. Paralleling the long history of wood as a painting substrate is an almost equally long history of attempts to control its behavior. An early recognition of the tendency of all wood species to deform under certain conditions has led generations of wood- workers to devise techniques, both varied and ingenious, to control the movement of wooden supports and its consequent damage to the paint layer. However, even the most ingenious efforts on the part of panel makers to create strong painting supports were often overcome by the inherent properties of wood. In response to such problems, time has wit- nessed
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