To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings
Decision-making regarding the aesthetic treatment of wall paintings can be a difficult and complex process due to the multifaceted issues that influence the choices. In addition, local views and national value assignations make it difficult to apply general guidelines for retouching. This paper desc...
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| author | Isabelle Brajer |
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| description | Decision-making regarding the aesthetic treatment of wall paintings can be a difficult and complex process due to the multifaceted issues that influence the choices. In addition, local views and national value assignations make it difficult to apply general guidelines for retouching. This paper describes general theoretical concerns presented on the backdrop of specific examples, illustrating a wide range of aesthetic solutions for wall paintings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f62799b74f474e6abea6a8b6e174397a2025-01-30T14:14:15ZengAssociation CeROArtCeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art1784-50922015-05-0110.4000/ceroart.4619To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintingsIsabelle BrajerDecision-making regarding the aesthetic treatment of wall paintings can be a difficult and complex process due to the multifaceted issues that influence the choices. In addition, local views and national value assignations make it difficult to apply general guidelines for retouching. This paper describes general theoretical concerns presented on the backdrop of specific examples, illustrating a wide range of aesthetic solutions for wall paintings.https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/4619retouchingpaintingaestheticwall paintingintegrationreconstruction |
| spellingShingle | Isabelle Brajer To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings CeROArt : Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art retouching painting aesthetic wall painting integration reconstruction |
| title | To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings |
| title_full | To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings |
| title_fullStr | To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings |
| title_full_unstemmed | To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings |
| title_short | To retouch or not to retouch? – Reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings |
| title_sort | to retouch or not to retouch reflections on the aesthetic completion of wall paintings |
| topic | retouching painting aesthetic wall painting integration reconstruction |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/ceroart/4619 |
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