Retouching a painting on canvas

Different stages from clearing test to retouching the color.

Exhibition at Dècouvert Fine Art

Iluminations is an exhibition of  my copies of illuminated miniatures from the 12th to 15th centuries.

It opens this Saturday 16 November 12 noon and can be viewed through Christmas at the Decouvert Fine Art Gallery,

73 Main Streat Rockport.

the Gallery specializes in American, European and Old Master Drawings, French Medals, object d'art, stained glass, and artist from Provence and Tuscany.

Here the Facebook Page of the Gallery.

Here below some images of the working in progress

Michelino da Besozzo St. Martin

Michelino da Besozzo St. Martin

Limbourg Brothers October

Limbourg Brothers October 

Aberdeen Bestiary the Peridens Tree

Aberdeen Bestiary the Peridens Tree

Copy of illumination from Girolamo dai Libri work in progress 2

In my previous post I shared the preparatory drawing for this copy with the reconstruction of the lost portion of the letter d and the decoration.

As you can see at this stage is lacking of ligths and darks and some details.

Below the various stages 

In un mio precedente post avevo condiviso il disegno preparatorio per questa copia con la ricostruzione della parte persa della lettera d e di tutta la decorazione esterna. 

Come potete vedere in questa fase mancano luci ombre, e alcuni dettagli.

Qui sotto le varie fasi di lavorazione.

drawing on the parchment mounted on a wood panel

water gilding with gold leaf 23 3/4 on bole and pastiglia

the gilded part burnished

background colors, egg tempera, pure pigments, genuine lapislazuli.