Oils, paintings and chemistry
In oil paintings artists use oils to apply pigments. These oils firstly are liquid and then solidify in a thin film. Many chemical reactions are involved in drying and also in the aging of these oils. Drying is a continuous process that begins with the oxidation of insaturated fatty acids from trigl...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Associação Profissional de Conservadores - Restauradores de Portugal
2005-01-01
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| Series: | Conservar Património |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.14568/cp2_1 |