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Also known as crackle

300px|thumb|upright=1.4|Craquelure in the Mona Lisa, with a typical "Italian" pattern of small rectangular blocks thumb|Age craquelure in pottery

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Vinony's link graph records 55 inbound references to craquelure, and connects out to French, Beijing and Italian.

It is catalogued under topics including Conservation and restoration of paintings, Painting techniques and Pottery.

Vinony links it to 24 Wikipedia language editions.

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Craquelure
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • In painted surfaces
  • Characterization of craquelure morphology
  • Distinguishing Italian and French paintings by craquelures
  • Craquelure during drying
  • Adhesion to sublayer
  • Film thickness
  • Sublayer properties
  • Other effects
  • Craquelure during aging
  • Induced craquelure
  • In ceramics
  • Modern applications
  • Acrylic craquelure
  • Use in art authentication
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

300px|thumb|upright=1.4|Craquelure in the Mona Lisa, with a typical "Italian" pattern of small rectangular blocks thumb|Age craquelure in pottery

Craquelure (; ) is a fine pattern of dense cracking formed on the surface of materials. It can be a result of drying, shock, aging, intentional patterning, or a combination of all four. The term is most often used to refer to tempera or oil paintings, but it can also develop in old ivory carvings or painted miniatures on an ivory backing. Recently, analysis of craquelure has been proposed as a way to authenticate art.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “craquelure” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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