craquelure (krăkl
r`), hairline surface cracking of paintings into characteristic patterns determined by age, climatic conditions, and the materials used in the work. Cracking was so common in works by 18th-century English painters that it became known as craquelure anglaise. Forgers and restorers often imitate craquelure to enhance the look of authenticity in their works.
Craquelure
r`), hairline surface cracking of paintings into characteristic patterns determined by age, climatic conditions, and the materials used in the work. Cracking was so common in works by 18th-century English painters that it became known as craquelure anglaise. Forgers and restorers often imitate craquelure to enhance the look of authenticity in their works.Craquelure
in paintings, a cracking in the painted surface. Craquelure appears in undried, newly painted works because of the evaporation of solvents (water, pinene, and others) or the uneven or rapid shrinkage of the binding. It occurs in dried paintings from repeated swellings, shrinkage, and mechanical influences.
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