Dirk Bouts, 'The Entombment', probably 1450s. London, The National Gallery.
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Dirk Bouts, 'The Entombment'
David Bomford from the Conservation Department explains why paintings on linen, such as this one, are so rare today; and why they are impossible to clean.
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