Anger over Louvre’s plan to clean a Leonardo

"The proposal to clean the work was first mooted at a two-day conference held at the Louvre in June 2009, attended by key Leonardo scholars such as Martin Kemp, emeritus professor at the University of Oxford. 'The event at the Louvre was a genuine scholarly exercise. The work is tricky; there are some rather nasty scars and very ugly, discoloured retouching,' he says. 'It’s not just a question of cleaning off the dirt but ensuring that the internal colour balance is not disturbed.'"  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  The Art Newspaper
On:  11/01/11
Website:  http://www.theartnewspaper.com

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