Development of craquelure patterns in canvas paintings

How do corner cracks in canvas paintings are formed and how do they differ from cracks in the pictorial layer in the central part of the painting? What is the risk of crack formation due to drops in relative humidity? Find the answers in the latest article Development of craquelure patterns in paintings on canvas (Open access) recently published in the Heritage Science journal.

Congratulations to our colleagues!

This research was carried out within the GRIEG-Craquelure project (2019/34/H/HS2/00581), which has received funding from the Norway Grants 2014-2021 in cooperation with NCN National Science Centre Poland.

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