Details | What happens when an object’s attribution or date is called into question? Hear how conservators use innovative research and scientific analysis to identify the materials and methods used to create an artwork to answer this question. Graduate objects conservation intern Sarah Montonchaikul reveals how this information is used alongside art history to shed light on the identification and attribution of artworks. In this engaging online conversation, examine a mysterious unidentified Byzantine-looking necklace that may not be exactly what it seems. This program is presented in conjunction with SAAM’s forthcoming exhibition, Sargent, Whistler and Venetian Glass: American Artists and the Magic of Murano, opening in 2021. Learn more about the exhibition on SAAM’s website. Image Credit: UV overlay with visible light photography of Unidentified (probably Murano, Venice, Italy), Byzantine-Style Mosaic Necklace with Christ and Twelve Apostles, ca. 1870s–90s, gold with glass and shell inlay, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.8.247. Photo by Ariel O’Connor |
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