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'Cennini'
Watt Space Gallery Newcastle
Student solo show interrogating the famous Cennini fourteenth century art instruction manuscript.
Bee [sold]
Charcoal, egg tempera, honey, bees wax
In many recipes honey and beeswax are used to make paint
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Eco Certified Archival Paper made in Italy
Milk [sold]
charcoal, skim milk & 24k gold leaf
skim milk was used as a fixative for charcoal and as a paint medium for house paint
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Eco Certified Archival Paper made in Italy
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Also pictured 'White Powders'. Exploring the disconnect in materials knowledge from Renaissance times to Modern day.
How to Paint a Dead Man [NFS]
Charcoal, white powders & 24k gold leaf
Cennini recommended using old eggs and a layer of white powder
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Eco Certified Archival Paper made in Italy
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