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To varnish or not to varnish?
While varnish can protect a painting, it can also change its colors over time. Watch as paintings conservator Kelly Keegan reveals the hues Cassatt intended for “The Child’s Bath.”

Work depicted: Mary Cassatt. "The Child’s Bath, "1893. Robert A. Waller Fund. On view in Gallery 273.

How do you clean a painting? | Art Institute Shorts

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