Comments on: Rembrandt in London: Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries at the National Gallery http://berkshirereview.net/2010/09/rembrandt-close-examination-fakes-mistakes-discoveries-national-gallery-london/ Classical Music, Opera, Theatre, Photography, Art Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:40:52 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: The Editor http://berkshirereview.net/2010/09/rembrandt-close-examination-fakes-mistakes-discoveries-national-gallery-london/comment-page-1/#comment-800 The Editor Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:27:53 +0000 http://berkshirereview.net/?p=7719#comment-800 Thanks, Phoebe! I should have caught that. I see the publication of this study was in J<em>ournal of the American Institute for Conservation</em> (JAIC) 1981, Volume 21, Number 1, Article 1, pp. 01-42. Available online at <a href="http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic21-01-001.html" rel="nofollow">http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic21-01-001.html</a></p> <p> Noble's original article denying the attribution is available at http://www.metmuseum.org/publications/bulletins/1/pdf/3258623.pdf.bannered.pdf</p>

Thanks, Phoebe! I should have caught that. I see the publication of this study was in Journal of the American Institute for Conservation (JAIC) 1981, Volume 21, Number 1, Article 1, pp. 01-42. Available online at http://cool.conservation-us.org/jaic/articles/jaic21-01-001.html

Noble's original article denying the attribution is available at http://www.metmuseum.org/publications/bulletins/1/pdf/3258623.pdf.bannered.pdf

]]> By: Phoebe Dent Weil http://berkshirereview.net/2010/09/rembrandt-close-examination-fakes-mistakes-discoveries-national-gallery-london/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Phoebe Dent Weil Thu, 14 Oct 2010 03:16:22 +0000 http://berkshirereview.net/?p=7719#comment-799 Note on the Greek bronze horse declared a forgery by Joseph Noble: It was later reinstated as an original ancient bronze with technical studies undertaken by David Zimmerman of Washington University in St Louis using thermoluminescence dating. The casting "seams" turned out to be impressions in the waxed bronze surface left when the museum undertook making replicas using a piece mold. The "seams" could be dissolved in a mild solvent. The bronze was cast in one piece and typical of ancient casting techniques with an intact core.

Note on the Greek bronze horse declared a forgery by Joseph Noble: It was later reinstated as an original ancient bronze with technical studies undertaken by David Zimmerman of Washington University in St Louis using thermoluminescence dating. The casting "seams" turned out to be impressions in the waxed bronze surface left when the museum undertook making replicas using a piece mold. The "seams" could be dissolved in a mild solvent. The bronze was cast in one piece and typical of ancient casting techniques with an intact core.

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