Publication on paintings on copper

Copper As Canvas: Two centuries of Masterpiece Paintings on Copper,
1575-1775

The exhibitions catalogue "Copper As Canvas. Two centuries of
Masterpiece Paintings on Copper, 1575-1775", has been labelled *the*
reference book for information regarding old master paintings
executed on thin copper sheets.

The publication has 346 pages and primarily colour illustrations.
The 6 essays are the result of a international multidisciplinary
teamwork.

    E.P. Bowron
    A Brief History of European Oil Painting on Copper, 1560-1775;

    C. Bargellini
    Painting on Copper in Spanish America;

    M.K. Komanecky
    Artists' Views on the Miner's World

    I. Horovitz
    The Materials and Techniques of European Paintings on Copper
    Supports

    J. Wadum
    Antwerp Copper Plates

    E. Westermann
    Copper Production, Trade and Use in Europe From the End of the
    Fifteenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth Century.

The catalogue is published by Oxford University Press (1999), ISBN
0-19-512397-2. To order a copy of the catalogue you may contact the
Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis on this e-mail address:
Spaans.D [at] Mauritshuis__nl

The price is 59.50 Dutch Guilders + mailing costs.

Jorgen Wadum
Chief Conservator
Royal Cabinet of Paintings Mauritshuis
P.O. Box 536
2501 CM  The Hague
+31-70-302 3461
Fax: +31-70-365 3819

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