The Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) have been ranking for years among the group of museums, in which research is intensively conducted and for which international scientific exchange is eminent. The great variety of diverse research projects, which are embedded in the museum's structure or in which employees of the museum are involved in, reflect the diversity and profoundness of our scientific activities.
For more than 250 years now, the famous painting by Johannes Vermeer featuring a profile depiction of a girl intently reading a letter in front of a light-coloured empty wall has held a firm place among the masterpieces in the Dresden Gemäldegalerie. Previous x-ray examinations indicated that a picture of a naked Cupid in the painting had been overpainted. Today, new laboratory tests have conclusively determined that the overpainting was not by Vermeer’s hand.
The restoration of paintings and other masterpieces is a central task within the museum work. In this film, we watch restorer Axel Börner's work on the painting "Vor der Sintflut" by Roelant Savery.
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The restoration of paintings and other masterpieces is a central task within the museum work. In this film, we watch restorer Christoph Schölzel's work on the painting "Landscape with the Judgment of Midas" by Gillis van Coninxloo / Karel van Mander (1598).
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