Analysis of 17th-century masterpiece by Dulux scientists revealed several ways of creating the perfect impasto
A key objective for Gerard van Ewijk, AkzoNobel’s research and designer manager, has been to uncover the recipe used by Rembrandt in hisThe well-defined clothing of Lieutenant Willem Van Ruytenburch on the painting – the full title of which is The Night Watch militia under the command of Capt Frans Banninck Cocq – is one example of where Rembrandt achieved such an innovative 3D effect.
After intensive work in the laboratories at the Rijksmuseum and AkzoNobel’s facility on the outskirts of the Dutch capital, Van Ewijk discovered that there had not been any need for the egg yolk in order to create the same effect. But all is not lost. The strenuous efforts of Van Ewijk and his team have not only offered insight into the potential range of approaches open to the artist but has also delivered advances in the creation of Polycell, Dulux’s brand of wall filler sold in the UK.
The first step – ahead of a decision later this year on whether to remove multiple layers of varnish applied to the paint over the centuries – had been to correct deformation of the canvas seen in its top left-hand corner.
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