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Since most see the picture as well documented reproduction I don't think anything is inherently lost, only gains into the "final" intent of the work as by the a
by mxfh 7y ago
Since most see the picture as well documented reproduction I don't think anything is inherently lost, only gains into the "final" intent of the work as by the artist. So we have a very well documentent historic state and restored state.
Also the colors will be closer to the original intent, since the non-original muting varnish will be removed too.
Still there is an ongoing aging process on the organic original pigments used, so it's always not the exact state in appearance as when the painting was completed.
- Hoasi 7y agoI agree that nothing is inherently loss. This is more like a rediscovery. Still, the covering of that painting, which had artistic merit on its own, is now a thing of the past. I am curious what Vermeer would have thought of it.
- acqq 7y ago> I am curious what Vermeer would have thought of it. I can tell you I'd hate that somebody overpaints with nothing a part of the picture that I've spent so much energy to paint exactly with what I wanted. I see no excuse for that.
- Hoasi 7y agoThank you for your opinion, it might be different from the painter's though. But ultimately, we don't know.