Restoration and Revelation: Conserving The Suida-Manning Collection 2013

The Blanton Museum of Art at The University of Texas at Austin presents Restoration and Revelation: Conserving the Suida-Manning Collection, an exhibition that thoughtfully considers the ethical and aesthetic choices involved in art restoration and conservation. On view November 17, 2012 through September 1, 2013, the presentation puts the preservation of Old Master paintings and drawings from the sixteenth through eighteenth centuries under a metaphorical microscope, underscoring how the convergence of art and science can lead to new knowledge about the works and their makers. Antonio Carneo’s seventeenth- century painting The Death of Rachel, recently restored by the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, serves as the focal point of this in-depth investigation and is showcased alongside several additional Renaissance and baroque artworks, representing a range of conservation issues, from the Blanton’s celebrated Suida-Manning Collection.