Lead white darkening in Old Master drawings stored in the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK)

Ermanno Avranovich Clerici, Gianluca Pastorelli, Annette Suleika Ortiz Miranda, Niels Jørgen Borring, Koen Janssens

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Abstract

In recent years, lead white darkening was discovered on works of art in the Royal Collection of Graphic Art of the National Gallery of Denmark (SMK) in Copenhagen. This phenomenon was observed in prints, drawings and other works of art on paper containing lead white highlights and produced between the 15th and the 19th
centuries. The urgency of understanding this phenomenon was underlined by the formation of newly blackened regions over a relatively short period of 10 years.
Original languageEnglish
Publication date26 Sept 2022
Publication statusPublished - 26 Sept 2022
EventMA-XRF 2022: MA-XRF scanning in Conservation, Art and Archaeology 2022 - Delft, Netherlands
Duration: 26 Sept 202227 Sept 2022

Conference

ConferenceMA-XRF 2022: MA-XRF scanning in Conservation, Art and Archaeology 2022
Country/TerritoryNetherlands
CityDelft
Period26/09/202227/09/2022

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