Studies in pictures; an introduction to the famous galleries (1907)
Van Dyke, John Charles, 1856-1932 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 54
lazy, and the unsafe way of cleaning is with aball of cotton saturated with alcohol. The alcoholremoves the varnish almost instantly; and it willremove the painting underneath almost as instantly,if not watched and checked by washing away. Youcan imagine that this easy method of working is theone… … VI.—CRIVELLI, Madonna and Child. Brera, Milan. PICTURES RESTORED AND REPAINTED 21 and mouth of a Madonna by Eaphael, have disap-peared from view—^have been literally absorbed bythe alcohol. But that does not give the cleaner more than amomentary palpitation of the heart. The blunderis to be covered…
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