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In Depth. Diadumenus, Polyclitus, 140-150 A.D.
Iconography: “one who has placed a band around his head”
Notable formal issues
Polyclitus’s Canon
The Diadumenos and the Doryphoros: paradigms of the canon
Style and dating of the original work
A special replica: the Delos Diadumenos
History of the sculpture
The Discobolus by Polyclitus in the Museo del Prado
Specific Bibliography
In-depth. Emperor Carlos V on Horseback, by Titian
Introduction
Historical background: a battle for political power
The Battle of Mühlberg
Influences
Iconography. An archetypal, symbolic and direct image of the monarchy
The Mühlberg Armour
Account by Ávila y Zúñiga
Extract from Aretino’s letter
Execution and restoration of a work of art
Introduction
Titian's Style and technique
The restoration of the painting 2000- 2001
Artistic context
The painting’s history
Selected bibliography
Works by Titian in the collection of the Museo del Prado
In Depth. Self-Portrait by Dürer, 1498
Composition
Iconography. The Artist as “gentiluomo”
The Self-portrait as Genre. Other Self-portraits by Dürer
Technical Information
Other technical details
Historical and Artistic Context
The Artist’s Chronology
Select Bibliography
Works by Dürer in the Museo Nacional del Prado
In Depth.The fresco by Luca Giordano on the ceiling of the Cason
Introduction
A brief history of the building
The date of the fresco
The creation of the fresco
Elements derived from previous works
Elements derived from other artists
Preliminary oil sketches and drawings
The iconographic programme
The Founding of the Order of the Golden Fleece
The Majesty of Spain
The Ages of Humanity
The Golden Age, the ideal age of man
The Silver Age
The Bronze Age
The Iron Age
Muses and Philosophers
The Labours of Hercules
The Restoration of the Ceiling
State of preservation
Treatments
Conclusions deriving from the restoration
Bibliography on the ceiling
Frescoes by Giordano in Spain
Works by Giordano in the Museo del Prado
In Depth. Judith at the banquet of Holofernes, Rembrandt
Introduction
Compositional elements
Iconography: Artemisa, Sophonisba, Judith before Holofernes
Artemisa
Sophonisba
Judith before Holofernes
History of the painting
Genre: Allegorical painting
Historical and artistic context
Technical information
X-rays
The condition of the painting
The artist’s chronology
Specific Bibliography
Video
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The evolution of preparations for painting on canvas in sixteenth and seventeeth century Spain
Study of the Prado Museum's copy of La Gioconda
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Comparative analysis
Conclusions
Bibliography
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Technical and restoration study on the collection of Miniatures in the Museo del Prado
Miniatures on ivory
The birth of the technique
Support, ivory panels
The paint layer
Frames
State of preservation
Old restoration
Restoration of the collection
Conclusion
The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day. Pieter Bruegel the Elder
I. Introduction: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
II. The subject of The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day
III. The identification of the painting
IV. Technique and state of conservation
V. Restoration
VI. The painting’s provenance (Gonzaga (?), Medinaceli)
VII. Conclusion
Restoration
Restoration, of The Agony in the Garden with the Donor, Louis d’Orléans (1405-1408)
Restoration
Technical Study
The cleaning
The reinstatement
Videos
Interactive viewfinder: before and after the restoration
Interactive viewfinder: comparison between the radiography and the painting before the restoration
Restoration, of The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Videos
Interactive viewfinder: The Wine of Saint Martin’s Day before and after restoration
Interactive viewfinder: details of the painting before and after the restoration
Restoration
Technical and documentary report
The Restoration of the two Equestrian Portraits by Velázquez
Interactive viewfinder: Philip III on Horseback before and after restoration
Interactive viewfinder: Margaret of Austria on Horseback before and after restoration
State of preservation
Restoration
Restoration of Ariadna
Comments by the restorer (video)
Interactive viewfinder: Ariadna before and after restoration
State of preservation
Treatment
The Restoration of Nero and Seneca by Eduardo Barrón
History
Iconography
Technical Study
Materials used and old restorations
Technique of execution
State of conservation
Restoration
Creating a replica of the work
The Restoration of Adam and Eve, by Dürer
Restoration details
Restoration in images: before, during and after
The restoration of the support and paint layer (videos)
The Restoration of Philip II on Horseback by Rubens
Iconography and history
Technical investigation
Stratigraphic sample
X-ray of the work
Restoration
The Restoration of The Adoration of the Shepherds by Pietro da Cortona
The Adoration of the Shepherds by Pietro da Cortona (video)
Comments about the Restoration of The Adoration of the Shepherds (video)
The Restoration of The Soult Immaculate Conception by Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Before the restauration
Technique and Materials Used
The Restoration Process
The Restoration of The Purification of the Virgin in the Temple by Pedro de Campaña
Video: the restoration process described by the restorers involved
Introduction
The painting prior to restoration
The support
The paint layer
The Restoration of the 2nd and 3rd of May
Prior restaurations
Cleaning
Restoration and re-integration of the lost zones
Boletín del MNP
Academic Chair MNP
Academic Chair 2012
Jonathan Brown, director of the Academic Chair 2012
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Video. Academic Chair Presentation, by Professor Salvatore Settis
The Lectures Videos
Salvatore Settis, director of the Academic Chair 2010
Video. A conversation with Professor Settis
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2009 The Museum’s first Academic Chair
Philippe de Montebello. Holder of the 2009 Academic Chair
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Michel Laclotte. The Expert' s Eye. Some Remarks on connoisseurship
Maxwell L. Anderson. The Museum and the New Technologies (video)
Mark Jones. Henry Cole and the development of the V&A
Keith Christiansen. The role of the museum curator (video)
Thomas P. Campbell. Past, Present, Future: Exhibitions at the Metropolitan Museum of Arts (video)
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