Re: Rembrandt's mysterious impastoes

In Reply to: Re: Rembrandt's mysterious impastoes posted by James Morton on 08/24/00 at 4:46 PM:

I failed to mention that small amounts of egg have been found in Rembrant's thick white emulsions. He also used a very thick carmine emulsion which shows no trace of proteins but appears to contain cherry gum. The heavy texture of the man's sleeve in the Jewish Bride appears to have been produced with skin fragments from partially dried white paint. At least one passage using smalt (from the Syndics' tablecloth I believe) shows the presense of a hide glue.
 
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