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CRAQUELURE SECHAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2017-03-28

English

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

[A crack] occurring during drying that can be wide, exposing paint layers or ground layers below, and that have rounded or sloping edges and no cleavage.

OBS

Although frequently disfiguring, drying cracks are usually stable and do not spread.

French

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

Craquelure formée pendant le séchage qui peut être large et exposer la couche picturale ou la préparation situées en dessous, et caractérisée par des bords arrondis ou obliques et non accompagnée de clivage.

OBS

Bien que leur présence dégrade souvent l'aspect esthétique de l'œuvre, les craquelures prématurées sont généralement stables et ne se propagent pas.

Spanish

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