“Restoring a painting is fun, and it’s great to sit down and fill in things and have a nice evening. “But that’s a very slow process.” For the new study, Kachkine developed a method to physically ...

Even small amounts of water can lead to rapid formation of metal soap crystals in historical oil paintings. Researchers at the University of Amsterdam and the Rijksmuseum warn in particular against ...

Damaged paintings can now be restored 66 times faster than traditional methods - thanks to state-of-the-art robot technology. An AI-generated “mask” can do in a matter of minutes what used to take ...