Fabienne Gallaire1d ago

The Yellow Milkmaid Syndrome.

"The Milkmaid’, one of Johannes Vermeer's most famous pieces, depicts a scene of a woman quietly pouring milk into a bowl. During a survey the Rijksmuseum discovered that there were over 10,000 copies of the image on the internet—mostly poor, yellowish reproductions. As a result of all of these low-quality copies on the web, according to the Rijksmuseum, “people simply
didn’t believe the postcards in our museum shop were showing the original painting. This was the trigger for us to put high-resolution images of the original work with open metadata on the web ourselves. Opening up our data is our best defence against the ‘yellow Milkmaid’."
https://pro.europeana.eu/post/the-problem-of-the-yellow-milkmaid
#art #collections #museum #openmuseum

Show threadHammerwell
@Lignedescience Adjacent to this, a medieval filter is often used. Everything has to look old or desolate, or grey or dirty or anything at once. No, our ancestors didn't live like this!
Jun 7 at 3:53pmWeb
Show threadFabienne Gallaire19h ago
@Hammerwell Ah yes the infamous "oxydized varnish" filter...
Show threadjack2h ago
@Hammerwell @Lignedescience on a complete tangent, I wonder at some of the modelmakers making exquisite WW2 tanks and aeroplanes and adding a hefty dose of wear and tear... how much rust (on tanks) and chipped/faded paint can possibly accumulate in the months between the vehicle being built and it being destroyed/written off/replaced as obsolete..?
Show threadAdrian1h ago
@jackeric @Hammerwell @Lignedescience I don't know the answer to your question but based on a bike chains ability to turn orange overnight I could believe that a mid century steel tank could show rust quickly in a battle environment.
Show threadDavid Chisnall (*Now with 50% more sarcasm!*)1h ago

@acs @jackeric @Hammerwell @Lignedescience

I used to do dark-ages reenactment in Swansea. You'd make sure your sword was shiny in the morning and, after a couple of hours exposed to the salty and humid air, there would be visible rust (yes, my housemates did make a lot of 'polishing his sword' jokes). Even if you went into battle with a shiny sword and armour, you'd be showing a lot of corrosion by the end of the fight. Something like Azincourt, which was a battle that followed a multi-day retreat in the rain, probably had rusty knights everywhere.

Show threadHammerwell51m ago
@david_chisnall @acs @jackeric @Lignedescience How do you polish chainmail? Must be annoying. Anything into a bag with a light abrasive and kicking it around until the page is exhausted?
Show threadSpytfyre 1h ago
@Hammerwell @Lignedescience
Having done reenactment for a number of years yes this anytime you go for filming let's make them dirty. No. If you are about to do battle chances are you're wearing fresh gear handed to you fairly recently and all you've done is march in it then remove it before making camp.
Show threadSpytfyre 1h ago

@Hammerwell @Lignedescience

BBC wanted to use baby oil and cocoa powder to "stand out on camera as real mud absorbs the light too much"
Naturally wearing our own gear we all said "aye nae chance big man. Unless yer payin fur us tae replace aw wur WHITE padded jacks, ye kin back off wi thon shite!"

Show threadSpytfyre 1h ago
@Hammerwell @Lignedescience
Also
The Netflix movie Outlaw King
I am the taxman at the desk
They insisted on making my face muddy
Fucking taxman?
Muddy face?
Christ they'd wash in a bowl of cold water ya fannies!