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Sustainable Illumination for Baroque Paintings with Historical Context Considerations

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  • Pedro Luengo

    (Department of History of Art, Universidad de Sevilla, C/María de Padilla s/n, 41004 Seville, Spain)

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The topic of museum illumination and conservation has been richly developed in recent years to take steps toward a zero-energy building concept. Most artworks preserved in museums’ expositions were designed for specifically defined light contexts, wherein daylight and seasonal changes were part of the artistic effect, an issue which has received little scholarly attention. From this premise, this paper aims to prove that defining the original illuminative context of artworks is required for a sustainable conservation, perception, and ultimate interpretation. To do this, a selection of seventeenth and eighteenth century churches and palaces from Europe, the Americas, and Asia will be presented using modern conservation frameworks for artworks. The results demonstrate that both aspects, chosen materials and light exposure, were connected, allowing the spaces to be effective without consuming too much electric lighting. This leads to a discussion about if museum displays should incorporate this context, if it is a more sustainable solution, and if it presents the artworks more accurately to visitors, even as other problems may arise.

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  • Pedro Luengo, 2020. "Sustainable Illumination for Baroque Paintings with Historical Context Considerations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:20:p:8705-:d:431939
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