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While examination by x-ray, infrared, and ultraviolet light has long been a standard practice in the study of paintings, these methods not traditionally been used to the same extent in the study of drawings. Organized by the Morgan Drawing Institute and the Thaw Conservation Center at the Morgan, this symposium will provide a brief overview of the imaging techniques that can be used to study works on paper, followed by a series of case studies that demonstrate how technical study has led to art historical discoveries.
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 1:30-5:15 PM
Session One
1:30 – 3:20 pm
Introduction
John Marciari, Charles W. Engelhard Curator and Department Head of Drawings and Prints, The Morgan Library & Museum
A Brief Overview of Examination and Imaging Techniques
Lindsey Tyne, Associate Paper Conservator, Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library & Museum
Memory of paper: Michelangelo's Drawings and Their Reuse in Time
Mauro Mussolin, Guest Scholar at The Getty Research Institute
Jousting and Jubilation: The Use of Imaging in Understanding Workshop Practice
Kimberly Schenck, Head of Paper Conservation, National Gallery of Art
Rembrandt's Papers: Moldmate Designation
Charles R. Johnson, Jr., Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University
Program Break
Session Two
3:30 – 5:15 pm
New Light (Infrared) on the Presentation Drawings of Gianlorenzo Bernini
Louise Rice, Associate Professor of Art History, New York University
Thomas Gainsborough: A Master's Techniques Revealed
Reba Fishman Snyder, Paper Conservator, Thaw Conservation Center, The Morgan Library & Museum
A Degas Pastel Rediscovered
Marjorie Shelley, Sherman Fairchild Conservator in Charge Paper Conservation, The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Questions and Discussion