Erma Hermens
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Erma Hermens
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prof @Hamilton Kerr Institute, Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, technical art history and anything interdisciplinary about making and meaning of art #academicsky #EarlyModern #painting www.AMjournal.org
Wishing you all a happy and colourful New Year 🌺
January 1, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Thrilled to share “One Canvas, Four Ideas: A Double Portrait Attributed to Giorgione..” uncovering hidden compositions in a Venetian painting, Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
#macro-XRF revealed never seen compositions. Interdisciplinary research linked it to Giorgione.
ArtMatters: lnkd.in/eEE9gZwB
December 24, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Watch how we started our research on de DeHeem paintings using MA-XRF scanning. Such a privilege to be able to examine these magnificent works up close. #heritagesscience #painting #art

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Behind the scenes: MA-XRF scanning of Jan Davidsz de Heem
YouTube video by The Fitzwilliam Museum
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December 3, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Some beautiful scrumptious details, some local some exotic. How did Jan Davidsz De Heem paint all these different foods? More to come on the Master’s secrets….Exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum opening 3rd of December #Cambridge #Fitzwilliammuseum #art #painting #food #earlymodern
December 2, 2024 at 5:52 PM
Our new exhibition on Jan David’s De Heem opening on the 3rd of Dec. @Fitzwilliam. More to come as we are examining these magnificent works with #MA-XRF and #Infrared to reveal De Heem’s superb #paintingtechnique #dutchgoldenage #oilpainting
Still life quartet www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Still life quartet by Dutch golden age master to be shown together in Cambridge
Jan Davidsz de Heem’s four paintings of sumptuous food and luxury objects were produced as series
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November 30, 2024 at 5:15 PM
I wrote a paper reflecting on Technical Art History my field of research, commissioned by the Samuel H. Kress Foundation and Rijksmuseum, for everyone wanting to explore this exciting interdisciplinary field. Have a look www.kressfoundation.org/resources/sp...
Technical Art History: An Interdisciplinary Journey into the Making of Art | Samuel H. Kress Foundation80B205F3-D517-4DDB-A197-694921D90FA5
www.kressfoundation.org
November 20, 2024 at 8:37 PM
I left X and hope to meet many of you interested in technical art history here. And in art, makers, making, matter and more…
November 17, 2024 at 4:33 PM