Mr T.P.C. (Tonny) Beentjes
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Faculty of Humanities
Capaciteitsgroep Conservering en Restauratie
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Johannes Vermeerplein
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1071 DV Amsterdam
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T.P.C.Beentjes@uva.nl
T: 0205256354
T: 0205251879
Bio
Education
Metals conservation programme at the Nationaal Hoger Instituut voor Schone Kunsten Antwerp, Belgium, 1992-1995, with distinction
MTS course in Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Gemmology & Jewellery at the Vakschool Schoonhoven in Schoonhoven, Netherlands, 1987-1992
Interests & Research
Tonny Beentjes, programme leader Metal conservation, specialises in the conservation of historic metal objects. Main research interest focuses on historical manufacturing techniques of post medieval metal objects with particular attention to contemporary tools and written sources. Currently conducting PhD research into the casting technology of Rodin bronzes.
Affiliations
ICOM
Restauratoren Nederland
Antique Metalware Society
Awards
Samuel H. Kress Paired Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., co-grantee Pamela H. Smith, Professor of History, Columbia University, New York, 2007-08
Fellow Gemmological Association of Great Britain , Fellow, 1990-1996
Professional record
Jan. 2007 - present
Head of Metal Conservation Programme at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
Sept. 2006 - 2009
Head of Metal Conservation Programme Netherlands Institute for Cultural Heritage (ICN).
Sept. 1996 - 2006
Head of Conservation/Restoration of Fine Metalwork programme, West Dean College, England.
Publications
2013
Sixteenth Century Life-casting Techniques, a reconstruction , in The Renaissance Workshop: The Materials and Techniques of Renaissance Art, Archetype Publications in association with the British Museum London. (forthcoming) with co-author Pamela H. Smith
An innovative treatment of a severely damaged bronze, the Thinker by Rodin, Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks (LACONA IX) British Museum London ( forthcoming) with co-author Rozemarijn Van der Molen.
Davidowitz, T., van der Molen, R., Beentjes, T., Recreating Patina: The Filling and Retouching of Rodin's The Thinker , SRAL Conference. (forthcoming)
2012
Davidowitz, T., Tonny Beentjes, Joosje van Bennekom and Sara Creange, Identifying 16th-century paints on silver using a contemporary manuscript, In The Artist's Process: Technology and Interpretation, Sigrid Eyb Green, Joyce H. Townsend (eds) Archetype Books London , p.72-78.
2011
De restauratie van Rodins Denker. In De Denker, exhibition catalogue, Laren, p.50-65 with co-authors Rozemarijn van der Molen & Arjan de Koomen.
2010
Smith, Pamela H., & Tonny Beentjes, Nature and Art, Making and Knowing: Reconstructing Sixteenth Century Life Casting Techniques , Renaissance Quarterly, spring issue 63, pp.128-179.
'The Treatment of the Damaged Bronze of Rodin's the Thinker from the Singer Museum in Laren, the Netherlands: an Innovative Approach.' , in METAL 2010, Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, Charleston, South Carolina 2010, ed. P. Mardikian, C. Chemello, C. Watters & P. Hull, Clemson University, p. 269-277 with co-authors Tamar Davidowitz & Rozemarijn van Molen.
Van der Molen, Rozemarijn, Ineke Joosten, Tonny Beentjes, & Luc Megens, Dry ice blasting for the conservation cleaning of metals. in METAL 2010, Proceedings of the Interim Meeting of theICOM-CC Metal Working Group, Charleston, South Carolina 2010, ed. P. Mardikian, C. Chemello, C. Watters &P. Hull, Clemson University, p. 269-277.
2009
"Moyen de faire le gect pour petite lezardes" (hoe men kleine hagedissen giet). Een reconstructie aan de hand van een zestiende-eeuws manuscript, De Stavelij, jaarboek 2009, pp.15-18.
2007
An introduction into silver plating in eighteenth century Europe , Preprints Metal 07 ICOM-CC Meeting, Amsterdam
2005
French Plating , Journal of the Antique Metalware Society , Vol. 13, June 2005, pp. 10-16. with co-author Mark Erdmann
2000
All metalwork related entries in Materials & Techniques in the Decorative Arts , Lucy Trench (editor), London : John Murray, 2000.
lectures & workshops
March 2012
presentation: Gieten naar het leven: reconstructie van een bijzondere 16de eeuwse techniek . Tripartite lecture Ateliergebouw Amsterdam
Nov. 2011
organised Masterclass technical art history (RMA, UvA, RCE) 'Historical silver plating, art history, technology, science and conservation'
Oct. 2011
presentation: Sixteenth-century life-casting techniques, a reconstruction. OSK sectiedag Amersfoort
Sept. 2011
Presenting paper: An innovative treatment of a severely damaged bronze, the Thinker by Rodin . Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks (LACONA IX) British Museum London
May 2011
presentation: Covering the treatment of The Thinker: new techniques and insights in Rodin's bronze casts , Symposium restoring the Thinker, Singer Museum Laren
March 2011
presentation: De restauratie van de beschadigde bronzen Denker van Rodin uit het Singer museum, Laren. RapidPro, Veldhoven
Oct 2010
Presenting paper: The Treatment of the Damaged Bronze of Rodin's the Thinker from the Singer Museum in Laren, the Netherlands: an Innovative Approach. Metal10 ICOM-CC, Charleston.
May 2010
presentation: De gietmodellen uit het archief van Esser . Colloquium: Ontsluiting, digitalisering en conservering van archieven van zilverateliers en bedrijven. Zilver Museum Sterckshof, Antwerp
Sept. 2009 -2010
Restoration of heavily damaged bronze sculpture of the Thinker by Rodin from the Singer Museum Laren , Netherlands .
April 2008
Teaching one day workshop on 16th century life casting technology at Pomona University, California.
April 2007
One day workshop on the conservation/restoration of the metal components of bows as part of the West Dean College Easter course on the making and restoration of early musical instruments.
Sept. 2005
Organised a one-day conference for the Antique Metalware Society at West Dean College .
Sept. 2003/'04
Co-organiser of the West Dean-ICN-Winterthur Summer School 'Conservator meets its maker'.
May 2003
Lecturing and giving practical instruction on patination, as part of the British Antique Furniture Restorers Association study day on metalware in furniture.
Oct. 2002
Organised a one-day conference for the Antique Metalware Society at West Dean College .
March 2002
Lecturing on the conservation of antique metalware for the Antique Metalware Society in Chipping Norton.
2001
Lecturing on laser cleaning of arms and armour at conference on the conservation of arms and armour at the Wallace Collection, London .
2001-2006
Lecturing to professional conservators on art handling and the conservation of carriages, aeroplanes and architectural metalwork.
1998
Organised a weekend seminar on the conservation of scientific instruments at West Dean College .
1997
Organised a Metal Conservation Forum at West Dean College .
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2014
- T.P.C. Beentjes (2014). The casting of western sculpture during the XIXth century: sand casting versus lost wax casting. In A. Azéma & A. Texier (Eds.), Métal à ciel ouvert: La sculpture métallique d’extérieur du XIXe au début du XXe siècle = Outdoor metallic sculpture from the XIXth to the early XXth century Vol. 15. Study Days of the SFIIC (pp. 120-129). Paris: Section française de l’institut international de conservation (SFIIC).
- T. Beentjes & P.H. Smith (2014). Sixteenth-Century Life-casting Techniques: experimental reconstructions based on a preserved manuscript. In D. Saunders, M. Spring & A. Meek (Eds.), The Renaissance Workshop (pp. 144-151). London: Archtype Publications.
2013
- T. Beentjes & R. van der Molen (2013). 3D scanning and printing as conversation tools: an innovative treatment of a vandalized bronze statue, The Thinker by Rodin. In D. Saunders, M. Strlic, C. Korenberg, N. Luxford & K. Birkhölzer (Eds.), Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks IX (pp. 146-153). London: Archetype.
2012
- T. Davidowitz, T. Beentjes, J. van Bennekom & S. Creange (2012). Identifying 16th-century paints on silver using a contemporary manuscript. In S. Eyb-Green, J.H. Townsend, M. Clarke, J. Nadolny & S. Kroustallis (Eds.), The artist's process: technology and interpretation: proceedings of the fourth symposium of the Art Technological Source Research Working Group (pp. 72-78). London: Archetype.
2011
- T. Beentjes, T. Davidowitz & R. van der Molen (2011). The treatment of the damaged bronze of Rodin's the Thinker from the Singer Museum in Laren, the Netherlands: an innovative approach. In P. Mardikian, C. Chemello, C. Watters & P. Hull (Eds.), Metal 2010: proceedings of the interim meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, October 11-15, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, USA (pp. 269-277). Charleston: Clemson University.
- R. van der Molen, I. Joosten, T. Beentjes & L. Megens (2011). Dry ice blasting for the conservation cleaning of metals. In P. Mardikian, C. Chemello, C. Watters & P. Hull (Eds.), Metal 2010: proceedings of the interim meeting of the ICOM-CC Metal Working Group, October 11-15, 2010, Charleston, South Carolina, UA (pp. 96-103). Clemson: Clemson University.
2010
- P.H. Smith & T. Beentjes (2010). Nature and Art, Making and Knowing: Reconstructing Sixteenth-Century Life-Casting Techniques. Renaissance Quarterly, 63 (1), 128-179. doi: 10.1086/652535
2011
- T. Beentjes, R. van der Molen & A. de Koomen (2011). De restauratie van Rodins Denker. In L. Tilanus & M. Tuijn (Eds.), Rodin de denker (pp. 51-65). Bussum: Thoth.
2009
- T.P.C. Beentjes (2009). Moyen de faire le gect pour petite lezardes" (hoe men kleine hagedissen giet). Een reconstructie aan de hand van een zestiende-eeuws manuscript. In J-P..W.H.A van Rijen (Ed.), De Stavelij Jaarboek 2009 (pp. 15-18). Nijmegen: Nederlandse Zilverclub.
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