Materials and mockups preparation

According to the different historical periods, 4 panels of pictorial mockups were designed to simulate the main artistic techniques from Antiquity to Contemporary art.

Panels were previously treated with a glue-based solution and prepared with stucco.

Mockups were prepared with 139 inorganic pigments, 34 natural and synthetic dyes, 4 binders, 2 varnishes and 4 different underdrawing materials. Each pigment or dye is presented in 6 different combinations: in 2 binders with 2 resins, in 2 binders without resin.