The Journal of Art, Provenance, Science & Civilization
Editorial Section
Paintings, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and contemporary practice — examined through the evidence: materials, methods, markets, and the hands that made them.
Ground lapis was once worth more than gold. A conservator traces the pigment from Afghan mines to Renaissance altarpieces to the lab bench.
Infrared reflectography reveals the picture beneath the picture — and the changes an artist made and hid.
How workshops actually worked: apprentices, division of labour, and what 'by the hand of' has ever meant.
Façinations commissions original reporting and scholarly essays on materials, method, and the market.