Edited by Daphne Barbour and E. Melanie Gifford

The National Gallery of Art introduces a new journal presenting the latest conservation research on works in its collection. Named for “the manner in which things are made,” Facture addresses aspects of conservation from treatment and technical art history to scientific research. The inaugural volume focuses on great works of the Renaissance, studying sculpture, painting, and drawing from various points of view. With the publication of this biennial journal, the National Gallery maintains a tradition of fostering dialogue among art historians, scientists, and conservators working in the international museum community.

Contents

A Page from Giorgio Vasari's Libro de' Disegni as Composite Object
Kimberly Schenck, Barbara Berrie, John K. Delaney, Paola Ricciardi, and John Witty III

A Renaissance of Color: The Conservation of Lorenzo the Magnificent
Michael Belman, Alison Luchs, and Shelley Sturman

Italian Renaissance Paintings Restored by Duveen Brothers Inc., c. 1927–1929
Elizabeth Walmsley

Jan van Eyck's Washington Annunciation: Painting Materials and Techniques
E. Melanie Gifford, Catherine A. Metzger, and John K. Delaney

Technical Study of The Triumph of Christ ("The Mazarin Tapestry")
Julia M. Burke, Lisha Deming Glinsman, John K. Delaney, Suzanne Quillen Lomax, Kathryn M. Morales, Michael Palmer, Christina Lynn Cole, and Paola Ricciardi

One of Many: A Cartapesta Relief of Jacopo Sansovino
Judy L. Ozone

In Focus

The Cleaning and Restoration of Van Eyck's Washington Annunciation
David Bull

Reconstructing the Casting Technique of Severo da Ravenna's Neptune
Dylan Smith