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Timber artwork stretchers mid-construction: two long pieces of timber, and two small triangle-shaped pieces on a white table
BEHIND THE SCENES

Making stretchers for oversized paintings

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An installation team moves a large sculpture in a bright gallery space
BEHIND THE SCENES

Spirit levels in the company of greatness

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A photograph of a sculpture laid carefully on a support on a white turntable, to facilitate the process of photogrammetry.
A CEREMONIAL FIGURE

3D imaging at QAGOMA

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LABEL: 1988.053 ROMNEY

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In a close-up photograph, the hand of a conservator performs restoration work with a small paintbrush; the conservator wears fingerless blue latex gloves.
ISAAC WALTER JENNER

Revealing Jenner’s blue skies

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A close-up photograph of three gold-gilded flowers carved into a pine frame from 1771.
FRAME | WORK

(Re)framing fashion

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A conservation framer's hand holds a paintbrush over a frame mid-gilding
FRAME | WORK

Gilding: All that glitters

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Two male conservators sit inside a large empty artwork frame, performing restoration work.
FRAME | WORK

Restoring luxury

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A man wearing latex gloves and magnifying loupes works on a gold-gilded frame in the QAG Framing Workshop.
FRAME | WORK

Repairs and replicas

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Two men stand in the QAG Framing Workshop, with gold-gilded frames on a black wall behind them and a large gold-gilded frame on a table before them.
FRAME | WORK

Meet the conservators

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