"Motives Surrounded the Painting with the Breath of the Precious One"

Frau Dr. Renate Gold offers a rigorous look at the preparation of bismuth grounds in Painted Wood: History and Conservation, Part 3, from a 1994 symposium organized by the Wooden Artifacts Group of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works.

"The magic wismutglanz shining through between the multicolored motives surrounded the painting with the breath of the precious one."