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Conserving Gilliéron’s Watercolors

Starting in 2015, three remarkable watercolors by Emil Gilliéron were studied and conserved, after more than seventy years in storage, to prepare them for the exhibition Watercolors of the Acropolis: Émile Gilliéron in Athens. See how they did it.
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Starting in 2015, three remarkable watercolors by Emil Gilliéron were studied and conserved, after more than seventy years in storage, to prepare them for the exhibition Watercolors of the Acropolis: Émile Gilliéron in Athens. See how they did it.

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Reproduction of the Winged Three-bodied Creature, commonly known as "Bluebeard", Emile Gilliéron père Swiss, Watercolor, graphite, and crayon on paper, Greek
Reproduction of the Winged Three-bodied Creature, commonly known as "Bluebeard"
Emile Gilliéron
second quarter of the 6th century BCE
Reproduction of Two Lions Savaging a Bull, Emile Gilliéron père Swiss, Watercolor and graphite on paper, Greek
Reproduction of Two Lions Savaging a Bull
Emile Gilliéron
second quarter of the 6th century BCE