105 The Church of Our Lady od Špilice – St Mary retable / St Joseph retable warm brownish layer of bole and the subsequent application and polishing of the gold leaf, the blue-coloured layer was applied with a brush to define the contours of the carved and gilded ornaments and to fill the surfaces. The blue colour varies between dark blue and light grey and has a patchy character (Fig. 165). The colour application reveals a lack of care and precision in the execution with a large brush. For this matte blue paint, the pigment smalt was used in a glue-based medium. Fig. 165: St Mary retable, condition as found; the variation in the appearance of the blue paint is clearly visible
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