Science ChicagoA Technical Study of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

Published: Feb. 6, 2009, 1 p.m.

b'Inge Fiedler, Conservation Microscopist, discusses the technical study of Georges Seurat\'s A Sunday on La Grande Jatte 1884, painted between 1884 and 1886. Using an innovative technique commonly called "pointillism," Seurat, who preferred the term "chromo-luminarism," created a masterpiece that still astonishes visitors today. Learn how it was created from someone who has examined the painting very, very closely. This podcast is brought to you by the Ancient Art Podcast. Explore more at ancientartpodcast.org.'