Conference on metal soaps in art

Conference

"Metal Soaps in Art"
Rijksmuseum
The Netherlands
14-15 March 2016

The program of the Metal Soaps in Art conference is now available on
the website. We kindly invite you to visit the page at:

    <URL:https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/nu-in-het-museum/symposia/metal-soaps-in-art>

The deadline for the early-bird registration is 31 January 2016.

Invited speakers:

    "Zinc soaps: an overview of zinc oxide reactivity and
        consequences of soap formation in oil based paintings"
    Gillian Osmond
    Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, Australia

    "The dynamics of metal soap formation"
    Joen Hermans
    University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    "Structure and distribution of zinc carboxylates by FTIR
    spectroscopy and imaging at a macro and micro scale level:
         From simplified model samples to actual paintings"
    Costanza Miliani
    CNR-ISTM, Istituto di Science e Tecnologie Molecolari, Italy

    "Metal Soaps in Paintings: Phenomenologies and  challenges for
        conservation
    Aviva Burnstock
    Courtauld Institute of Art, UK

    "Understanding the Dynamics of Lead Soaps in Oil Paintings"
    Silvia Centeno
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, USA

    "Polar medium exudates in oil paintings and their disastrous
        consequences"
    Jaap Boon
    JAAP-Enterprise for Art Scientific Studies, The Netherlands

Organizing Committee:

    Robert van Langh
    Chair NICAS and Rijksmuseum

    Katrien Keune
    Rijksmuseum and University of Amsterdam

    Francesca Casadio
    Art Institute of Chicago and NU-ACCESS

    Annelies van Loon
    University of Amsterdam and TUDelft

    Petria Noble
    Rijksmuseum

    Margriet van Eikema Hommes
    Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands and TUDelft


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