Welcome to Art Transcending Time
Explore a world of artistic thought and practice that thrived for many centuries and is being discovered anew.
We delve into the slow-deep-art of ancient handmade processes - drawing, painting and metal-leaf decoration with tools and materials that source the earth, nature and alchemy.
We journey to destinations where art and architecture have endured from the ancient and medieval past; and which may continue to resonate the yearning of pilgrims for places of spiritual belonging.
Doors may be opened to a diversity of images and ideas that renew our ancient connections with universal states of mind and heart - our humanity, our wonder; while offering glimpses of unchanging beauty and spiritual engagement.
Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Italy examines both the historical and contemporary methodologies of painting and gilding, along with the theological meanings of sacred art in the tradition of egg tempera painting and decorative gilding on wood panel. Cennino Cennini’s seminal text, Il Libro dell’Arte, written in late-fourteenth century Florence, provides a starting point for an exploration of workshop techniques and material, through the lens of contemporary artistic practice and workshop techniques. Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art utilises author Ursula Betka’s (Ph.D., B. Ed.) extensive artistic and practical experience, alongside more than 20 years’ in leading a sacred arts workshop. Accompanied throughout with detailed photographic records of materials and processes, along with beautifully reproduced late Medieval and early Renaissance artwork, Techniques of Painting and Gilding in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art is a welcome addition for any budding artist or connoisseur.
Author Biography
Ursula Betka (Ph.D. Trecento art history - University of Melbourne; B. Ed., Art & Design) is a Melbourne-based exhibiting artist and iconographer, art historian, writer and teacher who welds a background of scholarship and extensive teaching in Medieval and early Renaissance art history with her revival of workshop practices in tempera painting and decorative gilding on wood panel. Her work is represented in numerous churches and chapels throughout Australia and in various public collections such as the Australian Catholic University (ACU) Art Collection of Australia.
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Ursula Betka
An artist, iconographer, art historian, and teacher based in Naarm (Melbourne), Australia.
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