# Beethoven and Bettera: Paintings in the Whittall Pavilion with Page Conservation

Kathryn Campbell from Page Conservation discusses conservation of the Beethoven portrait by Johanne Christoph Heckel, 1815, including grime and varnish removal as well as problems with mismatched paint. Arthur Page then discusses two still lifes by Bartolomeo Bettera, including loss of details due to grime, discolored paint and discolored varnish, with discussion of repairs to improve clarity.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2017
- By: Library Of Congress
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2024697872/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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