Chapeau de Paille by Rubens - cleaned by National Gallery

Chapeau de Paille by Peter Paul Rubens photographed during the course of cleaning to show the differences of tone between the cleaned and uncleaned patches. Cleaning Old Masters was a controversial subject and the following year the National Gallery held an exhibition to demonstrate its cleaning and conservation methods and processes

Chapeau Clean Cleaned Conservation Difference Jun25 Masters Methods Paille Processes Restoring Rubens Tone Uncleaned

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