Survey on Van Gogh’s early painting technique through the non-invasive and multi analytical study of Head of peasant

Abstract The strong lighting of the face against a dark background, the bold brushstroke and the model’s expressiveness that characterize Van Gogh’s Head of peasant, belonging to the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium collections, are typical features found in the peasant heads studies painted in...

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Main Authors: Catherine Defeyt, Dominique Marechal, Francisca Vandepitte, David Strivay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-10-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00445-5