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Ulrich Birkmaier, senior conservator of paintings at the Getty Museum, uses a detail brush to fill in paint on Lucas Cranach the Elder's Adam.
Talk
Anatomy of Lucas Cranach’s Adam & Eve: A Case Study in Conservation
4 Feb 2024
Regular hours
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 17:30
Free admission
Address
- 1200 Getty Center Drive
- Los Angeles
California - 90049
- United States
Experts of the multi-year conservation project of two 500-year-old panel paintings of "Adam" and "Eve" discuss fascinating challenges they faced and their solutions, along with surprising findings
About
Lucas Cranach the Elder painted some of the most seductive images of the early 16th century. A recent conservation project to clean and study his Adam and Eve from the Norton Simon Museum of Art in Pasadena provided a rare opportunity to investigate how Cranach produced such large panel paintings and the technique behind his sinuous painting style.In this program the experts involved in the multi-year conservation project will discuss the fascinating challenges they faced and their solutions, along with the surprising findings that reveal how this leading Renaissance painter created his life-size images. The conversation will take place in two parts: conservators and curators will focus on the first phase of the project, cleaning Adam and Eve, and share insights into Cranach’s painting technique. Following a refreshments break, specialists in wood panel conservation, and conservation scientists from the Getty Conservation Institute, will discuss the intricate structural restoration and highlights from the scientific study. Following the program, speakers will be on hand in the exhibition to answer questions.
This program complements Conserving Eden, on view at the Getty Center from January 23 to April 21, 2024.
PARTICIPANTS
Ulrich Birkmaier, senior conservator of paintings, J. Paul Getty Museum
George Bisacca, conservator emeritus, Metropolitan Museum of Art
José de la Fuente, conservator, Museo del Prado, Madrid
John Griswold, head of conservation and installations, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena
Douglas MacLennan, assistant scientist, Getty Conservation Institute
MODERATORS
Anne Woollett, curator of paintings, Getty Museum
Emily Talbot, chief curator, Norton Simon Museum
SCHEDULE
2:00–3:00 pm: Panel I
3:00–3:30 pm: Coffee break
3:30–4:30 pm: Panel II
