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Less known about his career, though, is that six years later he shifted his focus from the profane to the sacred, undertaking a massive mural cycle for the Boston Public Library. Sargent??s “Triumph of Religion” is now being restored for the first time in a half-century by the Harvard University Art Museums’ Straus Center for Conservation...
Battling years of grime with cotton swabs, gentle solvents and boundless patience, a group of Harvard conservators has begun restoring one of American painter John Singer Sargent??s most complex works...
...Sargent??s “Triumph of Religion,” a 16 panel series of oil paintings covering a total of 2,100 square feet of wall and ceiling space at the Boston Public Library, presents a unique challenge to Harvard’s conservators because of its size and diverse materials...
According to Maurer, the library murals were one of Sargent??s favorite projects. He painted them on canvas in England, and upon completion they were rolled up and transported to the U.S. for hanging. Sargent began the project in 1890. The first panel was installed in 1895, and the project was more or less completed...
...works chosen for floral interpretation included such museums stars as John Singer Sargent??s “The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit” and Paul Gauguin’s “Women and a White Horse,” but also lesser-known works such as a small ancient Greek “Head of Aphrodite” from the 4th century B.C. and a delicate gold Indonesian crown from the 13th century. Although using furniture as the basis for floral interpretation might seem difficult, a surprising number of arrangements dealt with cabinets, chairs, silverware...