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My journey on the road to Emmaus: reconstructing Caravaggio's 1601 masterpiece

By Sarah Crow

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Article
Level
Advanced
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Free
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About this lesson

A painter documents rebuilding Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus with historical materials: glue-sized linen, a homemade oil primer, charcoal drawing, then light, midtone-from-primer, shadow glazes and highlights.