Reconstruction by Charlotte Caspers of the missing ninth panel of the St. John Altarpiece by Francescuccio Ghissi, in preparation for the Reunited exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA).
Panel Sketch
Sketch of the panel composition, designed by David Steel (curator for European Art at NCMA) and Charlotte Caspers.
Applying Bole
Applying the first of six bole layers to the panel, necessary for successful water gilding.
Gilding the Panel
Laying down the gold leaf.
Painting the Panel
Painting in progress, after the gold background has been finished (including burnishing and punchmarks).
Project Platypus
Platypus is a software solution designed to digitally remove cradling artifacts in X-ray images of paintings on panel.
About IPAI
Learn more about the Duke Image Processing for Art Investigation (Duke IPAI) team members.
