This photo combo provided by Allentown Art Museum shows a painting called Portrait of a Young Woman before and after restoration.Thanks to modern technology and some expert detective work, a nearly 400-year-old painting that had long been attributed to an unknown artist in Rembrandt’s workshop has now been judged to have been a work of the Dutch master himself.
There, conservators began removing layers of overpainting and dark, thick varnish that had been added over centuries – and they began to suspect Rembrandt himself was responsible for the original, delicate brushwork underneath.“Our painting had numerous layers of varnish and that really obscured what you could see of the original brushwork, as well as the original colour,” said Elaine Mehalakes, vice-president of curatorial affairs at the Allentown Art Museum.
The scientific analysis “showed brushwork, and a liveliness to that brushwork, that is quite consistent with other works by Rembrandt,” said Shan Kuang, a conservator at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts who restored “Portrait of a Young Woman.” “We’re very thrilled and excited,” Mehalakes said. “The painting has this incredible glow to it now that it just didn’t have before. You can really connect with the portrait in the way I think the artist meant you to.”
GlobeArts Great find for a small museum.
GlobeArts ...and could the sitter possibly be Rembrandt's wife, Saskia van Uylenburgh? hotelalphabet PP_Rubens
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