Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy: Egg Tempera and Gold-Leaf on Wood Panel

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Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy examines both the historical and contemporary methodologies of painting and gilding, along with the theological meanings of sacred art in the tradition of egg tempera painting and decorative gilding on wood panel. Cennino Cenninis seminal text, Il Libro dellArte, written in late-fourteenth century Florence, provides a starting point for an exploration of workshop techniques and material, through the lens of contemporary artistic practice and workshop techniques.

Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art utilises author Ursula Betkas (Ph.D., B. Ed.) extensive artistic and practical experience, alongside more than 20 years in leading a sacred arts workshop. Accompanied throughout with detailed photographic records of materials and processes, along with beautifully reproduced late Medieval and early Renaissance artwork, Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art is a welcome addition for any budding artist or connoisseur.

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Ursula Betka(Ph.D. Trecento art history - University of Melbourne; B. Ed., Art & Design) is a Melbourne-based exhibiting artist and iconographer, art historian, writer and teacher who welds a background of scholarship and extensive teaching in Medieval and early Renaissance art history with her revival of workshop practices in tempera painting and decorative gilding on wood panel. Ursulas artistic practice is inspired by her spiritual vision and deeply informed by her European and Celtic origins. Her work is represented in numerous churches and chapels throughout Australia and in various public collections such as the Australian Catholic University (ACU) Art Collection of Australia and Australia Post Melbourne, Victoria.