In this instance, the old patches are replaced for the same ... For instance, using oil paint to restore oil painting would result in chipping and flaking. Instead, there are specialty paints ...

I'm restoring a portrait of Edmund Holland that was painted in 1895. This painting is an oil on canvas ... and so satisfying to see all the old yellow varnish come off. I saved the face for ...

It is a rare opportunity in the US to unveil a nearly 300-year-old work of art in one ... the past saw,” Stewart tells The Art Newspaper of the mural-restoration project.