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Tracing Bosch and Brueghel
Start date: May 2, 2011,

Tracing Bosch and Bruegel is a pan-European art detective scenario involving technical art history and conservation. The project that will support the circulation of cultural and artistic works, provides skills exchange for professionals, and a public-focused programme with an emphasis on young people. The project brings together professionals from: - Art Museum of Estonia; - The National Gallery of Denmark; - University of Glasgow, Scotland.The project builds on research results of four paintings from the 16th and 17th -century Netherlands that reuse popular iconography invented by Hieronymous Bosch and Pieter Bruegel I, presenting 'Christ driving the moneylenders from the temple'. As variations on a theme the compositions are full of interesting stories, characters and symbols, offering many exciting opportunities to engage the general public and young people in particular in deciphering the codes and symbols. Technical Art History methodology is a new approach which combines art historical research with scientific analysis to gain insights into the practice of creating art works; the public will virtually look over the shoulder of the painters in their studios over 400 years ago. The project offers a unique occasion to present the general public and specialists with the results from this collaboration to evaluate them in diverse European cultural settings through the development of three exhibitions: in Tallinn while a European Capital of Culture in 2011, where all studied works will be shown, with displays in Copenhagen and Glasgow, to offer an even wider audience the experience of the unravelling of these masterpieces through a range of connected activities. In this context, the pan-European team will use their collaboration as the basis for a mutual exchange of skills, introducing special expertise in technical art history, conservation and multimedia solutions from individual partners, leading to a sustainable European collaboration.
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