CMA Exhibition Feature : The Mass of Saint Gregory: Examining a Painting Using Infrared Reflectography

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Hans Baldung Grien (German, 1484/85-1545) The Mass of Saint Gregory, 1511 Oil on panel, 89.2 x 125 cm Gift of the Hanna Fund 1952.112

The Mass of Saint Gregory: Examining a Painting Using Infrared Reflectography

Conservator of Paintings: Marcia C. Steele

Examination of this painting with a camera sensitive to infrared light allows the conservator to see below the layers of paint and study the underdrawing. Color notations in old German are present, providing evidence that assistants worked with the master to create this painting.

Introduction

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Hans Baldung Grien

The Transfer of the Support

Infrared Reflectography

The Underdrawing

Artists' Workshops

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