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Preparatory drawing

The preparatory drawing is carried out, by means of the contour line to which chiaroscuro can be added, using a liquid or dry medium. A scheme of materials and procedures …

Tracing – Video

Tracing has been one of the most popular techniques to transfer a drawing to a new support without changing its scale. Already used in the Thirteenth – Fourteenth Century workshops, the system is well attested throughout the Renaissance …

Squaring – Video

The squaring, a system of carrying over the drawing, mostly aimed at its enlargement, based on the ratio of the squares measured on the original and those traced to scale …

Infrared reflectography in paintings analysis

Infrared reflectography has established itself as the most effective investigation technique in revealing the presence of preparatory drawings on the ground preparation.