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Georg Visher's Christ and the Adultress, oil on panel from 1637 was the chose for my tempura panel work. Visher panel was chosen for the reason that it is the earliest example of an interpretation of Durer's Self-portrait in a Fur-Collared Robe oil on panel 1500. In Durer's work he portrayed himself in a Christ-like manner. Vischer exploited this to his advantage as he then copied/referenced the Christ-like portrait in to a portrait of Christ. Utilizing both images as source material, my composition fashioned a combination of the two. The composition was taken from Vischer and in the place of Christ in that work, a detail of Durer's self portrait was substituted.
The preparation for this panel was quite extensive and followed the techniques that were laid out by the professor according to general understanding of the practices of that era. The preparation began with a smooth flat panel of poplar which we then attached a portion of linen. This was followed by several......

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