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2. Support (art) - Wikipedia

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   The support for an oil painting can be either rigid or flexible, both providing certain opportunities and challenges for the artist. In order to get both the stability and the desired texture, painters for finished paintings usually use canvas that are pre-stretched on a solid frame or panel [3] (so-called stretchers usually made of stretcher ...

3. Stretcher bar - Wikipedia

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   It allows the canvas weave to "roll over" the profile rather than snap over a sharp edge which is a major cause of canvas cracking. [3] It also increases the surface area of the frame, which reduces its friction with the canvas. This will make it easier to pull the canvas and make it more taut. [4]

4. Strainer bar - Wikipedia

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   Backside view of a strainer frame displaying corner construction. A strainer bar is used to construct a wooden stretcher frame used by artists to mount their canvases.They are traditionally a wooden framework support on which an artist fastens a piece of canvas.

5. Conservation and restoration of panel paintings - Wikipedia

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   Custom strainers or inner panelings that are fit to the painting and secured with screws, therefore offering strength to the painting and allowing hanging devices to be attached without damaging a painting. [24] Cradling – Cradling refers to the addition of wooden supports or frames on the back of paintings. These slats require flexibility to ...

6. Conservation and restoration of paintings - Wikipedia

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   Painting types include fine art to decorative and functional objects spanning from acrylics, frescoes, and oil paint on various surfaces, egg tempera on panels and canvas, lacquer painting, water color and more. Knowing the materials of any given painting and its support allows for the proper restoration and conservation practices.

7. Lining of paintings - Wikipedia

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   The lining of paintings is a process of conservation science and art restoration used to strengthen, flatten or consolidate oil or tempera paintings on canvas by attaching a new support to the back of the existing one. The process is sometimes referred to as relining. Most often a new support will be added directly to the back of an existing ...