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INPAINTING [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2017-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Painting (Arts)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

... the application of new paint [only] on areas where original paint has been lost or abraded.

OBS

retouching :[This term] used to sometimes mean "inpainting, "but it was also used to imply an unnecessary and damaging change to the original painting("overpainting"). Today, the term "overpainting" is preferred for this concept.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Peinture (Arts)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

[...] application de nouvelle peinture strictement limitée aux lacunes et aux endroits où la peinture d'origine du tableau montre de l'usure.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

An area of a damaged painting that has been restored by inpainting.

CONT

(A repaint is made) without covering any of the original paint which still remains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

(...) égalisation chromatique ou (...) reconstitution sans invention de la part du restaurateur des parties manquantes (...).

DEF

(...) limitée au strict contour de la lacune (...).

CONT

Le mot réintégration (...) est préféré aujourd'hui au mot retouche (...).

Spanish

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Record 3 1985-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Restoration of Works of Art (Museums and Heritage)
OBS

Restoration of Paintings. The final stage when colour is added after filling in.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Restauration d'œuvres d'art (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
CONT

Les couleurs au vernis (...) L'évolution historique dans le choix des matériaux de retouche s'est faite dans le sens de la recherche d'une plus grande stabilité.

Spanish

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