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Byzantine Painting through Contemporary Eyes
Mounting an already painted canvas-composition on wood was something that Roth- ko did quite often. At other times, just like in the work presented in image 35, he mount- ed his paper compositions on wooden boards or on wood fiberboard panels. These prac- tices are comparable to the technique employed in Byzantine iconography, where the piece of canvas is glued on a wooden board and then prepared with a gesso (which in- cludes the rabbit-skin glue).
34. Left: Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1969, acrylic on paper mounted on canvas, 183 x 107 cm (72 x 42.1/8), Collection of Kate Rothko Prizel.
35. Right: Mark Rothko, Untitled, 1968, acrylic on paper mounted on wood fiberboard panel, 103.2 x 67 cm (40.5/8 x 26.3/8), National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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