Art Researcher and Physicist Mady Elias: October 29
The Art Conservation Department welcomes Mady Elias, physicist and professor from the Institut des Nanosciences de Paris at the Universite Pierre et Marie Curie in France, Friday, October 29.
Elias is co-author of the book The Color: Light, Vision, and Materials. Her talk, "Non Destructive and Contactless Analysis of Works of Art," takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Peter and Elizabeth C. Towers Auditorium.
Elias' research focuses on how the physics of color is applied to artwork. The educator and researcher made headlines in 2008 when her examination of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa revealed the artist's technique for creating flesh-colored tints was created with a multi-layered glaze.
Admission to this lecture is free.
For more information, contact the Art Conservation Department at (716) 878-5025.
Elias is co-author of the book The Color: Light, Vision, and Materials. Her talk, "Non Destructive and Contactless Analysis of Works of Art," takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Burchfield Penney Art Center’s Peter and Elizabeth C. Towers Auditorium.
Elias' research focuses on how the physics of color is applied to artwork. The educator and researcher made headlines in 2008 when her examination of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa revealed the artist's technique for creating flesh-colored tints was created with a multi-layered glaze.
Admission to this lecture is free.
For more information, contact the Art Conservation Department at (716) 878-5025.
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