Philipp Peter Roos, Frankfurt/ Main zwischen 1651-1657 - 1705/ 1706 Rom, Hirten und Herden in einer Ruinenlandschaft, Öl auf Leinwand; 288 x 434 cm. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Gal. Nr. 2035. Verwendung nur mit Genehmigung und Quellenangabe

DRESDEN.-Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden presents “Saved – the Restoration of the Large-Format Paintings after the Flood of 2002”, on view through February 24, 2008. The artistic talent of being able to visualise large-format paintings is something that was considered an outstanding ability even in classical antiquity, since it demands both technical skill and experience in equal measure. Neither should we forget the staying power required of the painter when he sets out to create a large-format work or the vision he needs as motivation to carry the project through. It is hardly surprising, then, that the conservation and restoration of these extraordinary paintings demands a similarly outstanding degree of proficiency and expertise.

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