Rubens' painting as inspiration of a later tapestry: Non-invasive analyses provide insight into artworks' history
Creators
- 1. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche - Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (CNR-INO)
- 2. Università degli Studi della Calabria
- 3. Centro de Investigaciones Ópticas, CONICET-UNLP-CICBA
- 4. CNR-IFAC Institute of Applied Physics Nello Carrara, National Research Council
- 5. OPD Opificio delle Pietre Dure
- 6. OPD Opificio delle Pietre Dure,
Description
The 17th century painting Madonna della Cesta by Rubens and its presumed textile reproduction created by Févère
for the House of Medici were analysed in comparison. A number of non-invasive optical techniques were applied
with the aim to identify similarities and differences between tapestry and painting, in order to shed light on a
possible link between their respective authors. The use of a multi-analytical approach proved effective for the
acquisition of iconographic, morphological, structural, and compositional information for a comprehensive characterization
of the two artworks. While serving as relevant support for documentation and conservation purposes,
data so obtained also provide evidence of the uncanny resemblance between the two artworks, and specifically
suggest the use by Févère of the same large-scale preparatory drawing (carton) realized by Rubens for his oil
painting.
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