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The examination and restoration of The last judgement by Lucas van Leyden

The examination and restoration of The last judgement by Lucas van Leyden The examination and restoration o f The last judgement by Lucas van Leyden P. F, J . M. Hermesdorf M. L. Wurfbain K. Groen J . R. J . van Asperen de Boer J . P. Filedt Kok 1. Introduction ‘ It may perhaps be thought surprising that we should attach so much im ­ portance to what we term the “ preliminary examination before treatm ent” [the examination that precedes the actual restoration and con servation ]. W e posit it as axiom atic that the bringing together and setting against one another of the historical, aesthetic and scientific aspects is a primary pre- requisite without which no-one has the right to assum e the responsibility for the treatment of an im portant work of a r t .( ...) l t s (the m useum ’s) new task, scientific and educational, is met by a new conception of the treat­ ment of w orks of art, cognisant and respectful of all aspects of the problem s it p o se s.’ 1 These w ords of the late Paul Coremans published a quarter of a century ago are still fully valid for any restoration. The interdisciplinary collaboration http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art / Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek Online Brill

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Brill
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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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2214-5966
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10.1163/22145966-90000500
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Abstract

The examination and restoration o f The last judgement by Lucas van Leyden P. F, J . M. Hermesdorf M. L. Wurfbain K. Groen J . R. J . van Asperen de Boer J . P. Filedt Kok 1. Introduction ‘ It may perhaps be thought surprising that we should attach so much im ­ portance to what we term the “ preliminary examination before treatm ent” [the examination that precedes the actual restoration and con servation ]. W e posit it as axiom atic that the bringing together and setting against one another of the historical, aesthetic and scientific aspects is a primary pre- requisite without which no-one has the right to assum e the responsibility for the treatment of an im portant work of a r t .( ...) l t s (the m useum ’s) new task, scientific and educational, is met by a new conception of the treat­ ment of w orks of art, cognisant and respectful of all aspects of the problem s it p o se s.’ 1 These w ords of the late Paul Coremans published a quarter of a century ago are still fully valid for any restoration. The interdisciplinary collaboration

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Netherlands Yearbook for History of Art / Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek OnlineBrill

Published: Jan 1, 1978

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