Art Access and Research is extremely proud of its contributions to the advancement of its field. Both Dr. Eastaugh and Dr. Nadolny have published widely.
Forthcoming.
Publications
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘A Select and Annotated Bibliography for the History of the Research on the Techniques of “Tin-Relief” or “Pressbrokat”’. Technologia Artis (1997) pp. 42-7.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘Some observations on northern European metalbeaters and metal leaf in the late Middle Ages’. In The Materials, Technology, and Art of Conservation, Studies in honor of Larry Majewski on the occasion of his 80th birthday, IFA, New York (1999) pp. 134-60.
Jilleen Nadolny, The techniques and use of gilded relief decoration by northern European painters, c. 1200-1500. Unpublished PhD thesis (2 volumes), The Courtauld Institute, Department of Conservation and Technology, London University, London (2000).
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘The first century of published scientific analyses of the materials of historical painting and polychromy, circa 1780-1880’. Reviews in Conservation 4 (2003) pp. 39-51.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘The technical and stylistic context of the relief backgrounds of the Thornham Parva Retable and the Cluny Frontal’. In Painting and Practice: The Thornham Parva Retable. Technique, Construction and Context of an English Medieval Painting, Ed. A. Massing, The Hamilton Kerr Institute and Harvey Miller Publishers, London and Turnhout (2003) pp. 174-88.
Article mentioned in review of the book at: http://www.historicum.net/sehepunkte/2005/12/7164.html
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘A Contribution to the Historiography of Technical Studies: A Summary of the First Century of Published Scientific Analyses of Paintings and Polychromy, c. 1780-1880’. In Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 31st American Institute of Conservation of Historic Works & Artistic Works Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia, June 5-10, 2003, AIC, Washington, D.C. (2003) pp. 5-6.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘A Problem of Methodology: Merrifield, Eastlake and the use of oil-based media by medieval English painters’. In ICOM-CC Preprints, 14th Triennial Meeting, The Hague, 12-16 September 2005 (2 volumes), Ed. I. Verger, James & James, London (2005) Vol. 2, pp. 1028-33.
Jilleen Nadolny (Ed.), with Kaja Kollandsrud, Marie Louise Sauerberg and Tine Frøysaker, Medieval Painting in Northern Europe: Techniques, Analysis, Art History. Studies in Commemoration of the 70th Birthday of Unn Plahter, Archetype Press Ltd., London (2006).
(Reviewed in Studies in Conservation 53 (2008) pp. 300, 301 and in Restauro 7 (2008) pp. 440, 441.)
Jilleen Nadolny and Ashok Roy, ‘The Original Technique of the Westminster Abbey Portrait of Richard II’. In Medieval Painting in Northern Europe: Techniques, Analysis, Art History. Studies in Commemoration of the 70th Birthday of Unn Plahter, Ed. J. Nadolny, with K. Kollandsrud et al., Archetype Press Ltd., London (2006) pp. 137-47.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘All That’s Burnished isn’t Bole: Reflections on Medieval Water-Gilding (Part I: Early Medieval to c.1300)’. In Medieval Painting in Northern Europe: Techniques, Analysis, Art History. Studies in Commemoration of the 70th Birthday of Unn Plahter, Ed. J. Nadolny, with K. Kollandsrud et al., Archetype Press Ltd., London (2006) pp. 148-62.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘One craft, many names: gilders, preparers, and polychrome painters in the 15th and 16th centuries’. In ICOM-CC Preprints, 15th Triennial Meeting, New Delhi, 22-26 September 2008 (2 volumes), Ed. J. Bridgeland, ICOM-CC/Allied Publishers, New Delhi (2008) Vol. 1, pp. 10-17.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘European documentary sources before c. 1550 relating to painting grounds applied to wooden supports: translation and terminology’. In Preparation for Painting: the artist’s choice and its consequence, ICOM-CC Paintings Specialty Group Interim Meeting Postprints, London, 31 May-1 June, 2007, Eds. J. Townsend, T. Doherty, G. Heydenreich, J. Ridge, London: Archetype Press Ltd. (2008) pp. 1-13.
Jilleen Nadolny, ‘Documentary Sources for the use of Moulds in the Production of Tin Relief: Cause and Effect’. In Sources and Serendipity: Testimonies of Artists’ Practice. ICOM-CC Working Group on Art Technological Source Research (ATSR) 3rd International Symposium, Glasgow University, Scotland, 12-13 June 2008, Eds E. Hermens and J. Townsend, London: Archetype Press Ltd. (2009), pp. 39-49.
Jilleen Nadolny and Nicholas Eastaugh, ‘X-ray and Infrared Examination Report’. In: Christie’s, Nicolas Poussin Ordination, Evening Sale, Tuesday 7 December 2010, Auction Catalogue (2010) pp. 52-55.
Forthcoming Publications (In Press)
Jilleen Nadolny, contributions In Conservation of Easel Paintings, Eds J. Hill Stoner & R. Rushfield, Butterworth/Taylor and Frances, London (forthcoming September 2012).
This c. 700 page book will feature the work of internationally recognised specialists and will be the first comprehensive ‘text book’ for paintings conservation.
Contributions include:
- Jilleen Nadolny, Mark Clarke, Erma Hermens, Ann Massing and Leslie Carlyle, Chapter 1. Art technological source research: documentary sources on European painting to the twentieth century
- Nicholas Eastaugh, Jilleen Nadolny and Sarah Lowengard, Pigments for painters
- Jilleen Nadolny, The application of science to the study and practice of painting, 1750-1950
- Jilleen Nadolny, Historical approaches to loss compensation in paintings: aesthetics and ethics
- Joyce Townsend with Leslie Carlyle and Jilleen Nadolny, Historical painters’ varnishes
Elizabeth Woolley, Jilleen Nadolny and Lisa Shekede, ‘Tin relief on thirteenth-century Cypriot wall painting: technology and conservation’, Preprints: The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts. 24th IIC Congress, 10-14 September, 2012, Vienna. IIC, London (forthcoming September 2012).
Conferences & Lectures
While working on my PhD I organised a successful annual seminar at the Courtauld Institute: Techniques of Medieval Art. Held over 6 years, the intent of the seminar was to demonstrate the utility and accessibility of technical work for the art historian.
Selected list of invited lectures and conferences:
1999
Conference Paper, English Medieval Panel Painting: The State of the Research, Cambridge University (England).
2001
Lectures, The Hamilton Kerr Institute, Cambridge (England) and The University of Oslo (Norway).
2002
Lecture, Conservation Training Program, Cardiff University, Cardiff (Wales).
2003
Conference Paper, 31st American Institute of Conservation of Historic Works & Artistic Works Annual Meeting, Arlington, Virginia (USA), June 5-10.
2005
Conference Paper, Separating Layers – Layer Separation”: Examination and Consolidation of European Sculpture Polychromy, Conference organised by the Verband der Restauratoren (VDR), the Bayerische Verwaltung der staatlichen Schlösser, Gärten und Seen and the Bayerisches Landesamt für Denkmalpflege, Munich (Germany), 4-6 March.
Conference Paper, ICOM-CC 14th Triennial Meeting, The Hague (Netherlands), 12-16 September.
2006
Lecture, Conservation Department, Fachhochschule Hildesheim (Germany), February.
Lecture, 12th International Course on Wood Conservation Technology, Oslo (Norway),13 June.
2007
Lecture, Smith College, Northampton, MA (USA), 2 April.
Conference Paper, Preparation for Painting: the artist’s choice and its consequence, ICOM-CC Paintings Specialty Group Interim Meeting, London (England), 31 May-1 June.
Lecture, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, Zurich (Switzerland).
Lecture, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA (USA).
Conference, Session Chair, Art of the Matter: Doing Technical Art History. (Project on Women and Social Change, 15th Annual Kathleen Ridder Conference), Smith College, Northampton, MA (USA), 26 & 27 October.
2008
Lecture, Schweizerisches Institut für Kunstwissenschaft, Zurich (Switzerland).
Symposium: development of the Dutch research project The Impact of Oil, Amsterdam.
Conference Paper, Study and Serendipity: Testimonies of Artists’ Practice. ICOM-CC Working Group on Art Technological Source Research (ATSR) 3rd International Symposium, History of Art Department, Glasgow University (Scotland), 12 & 13 June.
Conference Paper, ICOM-CC, 15th Triennial Meeting, New Delhi (India), 22-26 September.
2009
Conference, Poster presentation, National Gallery London Technical Bulletin 30th Anniversary Conference, Studying Old Master Paintings – Technology and Practice, 16-18 September, London (England).
2010
Conference Paper, Technology and Interpretation – Reflecting the artist’s Process, Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Working Group Art Technological Source Research. 23-24 September, Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna, Austria.
Lecture, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York (USA) 20 October.
Exhibitor, Schafler@25 (25th Anniversary exhibition), The Rubelle and Norman Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn October 6, 2010 – January 21, 2011.
2011
Conference, invited speaker: Transmission of Artist’s Knowledge (Medieval and Early-Modern), Konniklijke Vlaamswe Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten (VLAC – Royal Belgian Academy of Sciences and Arts), 16 June, Brussels, Belgium.
2012
Conference (Paper accepted): Elizabeth Woolley, Jilleen Nadolny and Lisa Shekede, ‘Tin relief on thirteenth-century Cypriot wall painting: technology and conservation’, The Decorative: Conservation and the Applied Arts. 24th IIC Congress, 10-14 September, Vienna, Austria.
Translations
Translation of technical articles from German, French and Norwegian to English. Work includes:
(French) Inès Villela-Petit, ‘Copies, Reworkings and Renewals in Late Medieval Recipe Books’, in Medieval Painting in Northern Europe: Techniques, Analysis, Art History. Studies in Commemoration of the 70th Birthday of Unn Plahter, Jilleen Nadolny (Ed.), Archetype Press Ltd., London (2006) 167-81.
(Norwegian – with Katja Stieglitz) Biljana Topalova-Casadiego (Munch Museum, Oslo), ‘Technical Aspects of Edvard Munch’s Painting’, in Edvard Munch, The Complete Paintings, G. Woll (ed.), London: Thames and Hudson (2009).
(French) Elisabeth Ravaud and Myriam Eveno (Louvre, Paris), ‘Technical Study of the Panels of Sassetta’s Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece in French Collections’. In book: Sassetta: The Borgo San Sepolcro Altarpiece, Volume 1, M. Israëls (ed.), Cambridge: Harvard University Press (2009) 343-358.