On this page you find a selection of Charlotte's reconstruction projects. They are copies of original works of art and typically follow the original as closely as possible with regard to paint layers, materials and painting technique. In order to make such reconstructions Charlotte closely studies the original painting and its technical documentation and works together with scientists and restorers of the original object.
Reconstructions can serve different goals. They may for instance be an education tool, complement art historical research, form a reference in scientific research projects, simulate the original appearance of a painting before its colours had start to change, or replace a lost original.
Reconstruction of the missing panel of the Ghissi Altar Piece (ca 1370), commissioned by the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America, 2012
Reconstruction detail of Norfolk Triptich (ca 1415), anonymous, commissioned by Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 2012
Reconstruction portrait of Sara Bosschaert (1619) by Michiel Van Mierevelt, commissioned by Museum Prinsenhof, Delft, 2011/12
Reconstruction Jordaens, commissioned by Amsterdam University (ErfgoedLab), 2011
Reconstruction Mystic Lamb by Jan van Eyck, commissioned by Anne van Grevenstein, 2010
Reconstruction 19th century watercolour paint for Anoxia project, commissioned by Science department TATE, 2007/8
Reconstruction of Van Gogh's brush strokes for IP4AI, commissioned by NOVA science show, 2007
Reconstruction Pedlar by Jheronimus Bosch, commissioned by the Jheronimus Bosch Art Center, 's-Hertogenbosch, 2007
Reconstructions for children, commissioned by Rijksmuseum Twenthe, Enschede, 2003