Akzo Nobel and the National Museum of the Netherlands speed up the restoration of "Night Watch" to promote the revival of famous paintings

Recently, AkzoNobel's restoration program with the National Museum of the Netherlands for the famous painting "Night Tour" has entered a new phase--- innovation and scientific research around color, light and coatingsAkzoNobel and experts from the National Museum of the Netherlands discussed the famous painting night tour plan
the famous painter Rembrandt's masterpiece "Night Tour" is undergoing the largest and most innovative restoration work since its birthAkzoNobel and the National Museum of the Netherlands combine the knowledge and expertise of both sides to restore and preserve the Night Tour in the most appropriate wayWith the accelerating process of cooperation, the two sides have now identified the three key directions for the second phase of the repair work"We are very pleased to be working with the National Museum of the Netherlands on an innovative art restoration project,"said
"Through the combination of old and new, we can think from different angles, in a unique way, and in innovative ways, complete the restoration beyond expectations, and open up a whole new, endless lyme for painting restoration," saysRobert van Laugh, head of the heritage and science department at the National Museum of, added: "The 'Night Tour' with AkzoNobel was the right choice from the start." We have now begun to explore in detail how to advance the restoration from a scientific perspectiveWe have a common area of discussion with AkzoNobel, especially in the direction of color and painting ageingAt the same time, we are confident that this restoration work will open a new perspective for the viewer to taste the Night Tour, and to interpret the masterpiece at a higher level"
AkzoNobel and experts from the National Museum of the Netherlands at the site of the restoration of the famous "Night Tour"the following projects are planned by researchers from both sides in the next two years:to understand Rembrandt's unique pigment formulation through the recreation of Rembrandt's thick paint technology, as its precise formulation is still a mystery to date (thick paint refers to the process or technique of applying the paint thickly to a near lying visual effect
) The dark color use in "Night Tour" is very special, and the system can be fine-tuned to the unique color in the paintingtake into account the effects of light conditions and surrounding objects on color perception, using AkzoNobel's latest virtual color display technology to help improve the visual experience of night patrolsre-creation of Rembrandt's thick pigment technology
understanding how Rembrandt created the famous thick pigment technology, helped to better understand the relationship between rheology (the study of material flow, mainly on liquid matter, including soft solids) and actual pigment brushingExperts will select three different thick-coated colored pigments found in Rembrandt's paintings and study them from different anglesdesign ingress color correction system
color correction is the focus of the second project, which aims to overcome common challenges in the production of professional photographs of Dutch paintings in theof the 17thcenturyThe dark parts of these paintings are brighter in the photographs, preventing the photographs in the museum catalog and other publications from correctly reflecting their original colorsThe aim of the project is to design a special color correction card
for photographs of Dutch paintings in the 17thcentury, with a view to improving the quality of photographyimprove the visual experience
the project combines AkzoNobel's expertise in color and light reflectionThe paint for "Night Tour" has aged and faded, and many details are hard to recognize To improve the visual experience of night patrols, the project plans to analyze data from hyperspectral and spectrometers and to display local light and dark changes based on physical simulations to improve the recognition of the painting "s ability to apply our expertise in color to this historic restoration project is a valuable opportunity for us Eric Kirchner, senior color researcher
at AkzoNobel, , "Night Tour is an iconic art gem in Dutch culture, even in the history of art." This part of the night tour's restoration program also symbolizes our industry-standard technical capabilities Launched in july , scientists work in specially crafted glass chambers, using a series of pioneering tools and techniques to carry out major research and restoration of Rembrandt's paintings The National Museum of the Netherlands has also sent a team of researchers, protectors and restorers to work closely with akzoNobel color experts and many museums and universities in the Netherlands and abroad sign in rijksmuseum.nl/nightwatch
can watch the "Night Tour Program" live stream