Dalí's 'sublime' amber medium may explain unusual aging in a museum masterpiece

Dalí's 'sublime' amber medium may explain unusual aging in a museum masterpiece

As part of the FED-tWIN Face-to-Face project, a multidisciplinary team bringing together the European Centre of Archaeometry (University of Liège, ULiège), the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (RMFAB), CNRS-Sorbonne University and Ca' Foscari University of Venice has published a study on the conservation condition of "The Temptation of St Anthony" (1946) by Salvador Dalí, a major work held by the RMFAB since 1965.

Study Uncovers Early Origins of Atypical Alterations in Dalí’s The

A recent groundbreaking study unveils the early degradation dynamics of the iconic painting The Temptation of St Anthony (1946) by Salvador Dalí, a masterpiece preserved at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium since 1965. This investigation, conducted by a multidisciplinary consortium involving the European Centre of Archaeometry (University of Liège), the Royal Museums […]