cleavage
painting
Also known as: blistering, flaking, scaling
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art restoration
- In art conservation and restoration: Paintings on canvas
…a condition variously called “cleavage,” “flaking,” “blistering,” or “scaling.” The traditional method to address these problems is to reinforce the back of the canvas by attaching a new canvas to the old in a process called “lining,” also referred to as “relining.” A number of techniques and adhesives have…
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