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John Singer Sargent's "Triumph of Religion" at the Boston Public Library: Creation and Restoration

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John Singer Sargent’s Triumph of Religion at the Boston Public Library, considered to be the artist’s masterpiece, is one of the most ambitious mural cycles in the history of American art. This book, comprehensively illustrated, examines and documents Sargent Hall as an art installation and describes its restoration history, culminating in the authors’ 2003–4 restoration.

Sargent painted the murals on canvas and enhanced their surfaces with relief materials such as plaster, papier mâché, metalwork, stencils and patterned cut-outs, “jewels” made of glass, and Lincrusta-Walton, a corrugated commercial wall covering. During the latest restoration, the three-dimensional elements were removed for the first time, leading to a deeper understanding of Sargent’s experimental approach to making the murals and controlling their environment.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harvard Art Museums

Release: March 30, 2010

ISBN: 030012290X

ISBN 13: 9780300122909

John Singer Sargent's "Triumph of Religion" at the Boston Public Library: Creation and Restoration

0/5 ( ratings)

John Singer Sargent’s Triumph of Religion at the Boston Public Library, considered to be the artist’s masterpiece, is one of the most ambitious mural cycles in the history of American art. This book, comprehensively illustrated, examines and documents Sargent Hall as an art installation and describes its restoration history, culminating in the authors’ 2003–4 restoration.

Sargent painted the murals on canvas and enhanced their surfaces with relief materials such as plaster, papier mâché, metalwork, stencils and patterned cut-outs, “jewels” made of glass, and Lincrusta-Walton, a corrugated commercial wall covering. During the latest restoration, the three-dimensional elements were removed for the first time, leading to a deeper understanding of Sargent’s experimental approach to making the murals and controlling their environment.

Language: English

Pages: 296

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Harvard Art Museums

Release: March 30, 2010

ISBN: 030012290X

ISBN 13: 9780300122909

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