Rembrandt Conservation Histories

In Rembrandt Conservation Histories, conservators, art historians and other specialists from museums, cultural institutions and universities around the world, address aspects relating to the conservation history of paintings by Rembrandt and raise awareness of how the appearance and condition of paintings by Rembrandt can (partly) be explained by their treatment histories.

The collection of essays presented cover aspects relating to the interdisciplinary conservation history of Rembrandt paintings: from a chronological overview of conservation history in major institutes around the world and the leading figures who played a role in these histories, to how ideas about cleaning, varnish, perception, taste, authenticity and finish have informed historical conservation treatments.