A Future for the Past @BrooklynMuseum
A Future for the Past  @BrooklynMuseum
Uploaded June 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Sheldon and Caroline Keck demonstrate a step by step restoration of an Adolph Wertmuller oil on canvas painting. A narrator explains each scientific treatment process, including examination, creating spandrels, varnish removal, wax sealing, adhering a new lining, gesso filling, etc.

Brooklyn Museum Archives, Audiovisual collection.
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A Future for the Past

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