I had once a time ( I ‘m working from more 30 years and thousand paintings). It was an italien stretcher from begin of the 18th century, a Virgin. It was so amazing and so beautiful !
la_restorartrice on Instagram asks: "Is it historical nails or new ones? If it is used for new stretching I'd like to know more about bamboo in general pls"
juliabetancor on Instagram says: "Well, if this post helps, I work as a painting conservator in Spain since more than 25 years and this not usually to find in this south Europe latitude, Maybe others conservators from Portugal, Greece, France or Adriatic Coast can say if bamboo nails used to be popular. First time for me."
Thank you for sharing this information. Could you please share about how to fix them or a photo of a fixed one?
I had once a time ( I ‘m working from more 30 years and thousand paintings). It was an italien stretcher from begin of the 18th century, a Virgin. It was so amazing and so beautiful !
I though it was boxwood, but now, with your picture, it was bamboo maybe...
la_restorartrice on Instagram asks: "Is it historical nails or new ones? If it is used for new stretching I'd like to know more about bamboo in general pls"
juliabetancor on Instagram says: "Well, if this post helps, I work as a painting conservator in Spain since more than 25 years and this not usually to find in this south Europe latitude, Maybe others conservators from Portugal, Greece, France or Adriatic Coast can say if bamboo nails used to be popular. First time for me."