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400 Years Ago a Prudish Aristocrat Censored This Artemisia Gentileschi Nude. Using Tech, an Italian Museum Has Revealed the Stunning Original Work

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/censored-artemisia-gentileschi-female-nude-revealed-2375778

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_Inclination

Her other work is also well worth a look:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemisia_Gentileschi

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Glaze! That's the word I couldn't remember earlier.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Eh, wash & glaze are kinda the same from our perspective as viewers - just differentiates type of solvent used, as determined by binding media.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, it only really matters with oils... need to go fat/thick over lean/thin otherwise the paint layers tenses and cracks off. Great fun