Fig. 1From: Development of craquelure patterns in paintings on panelsModel of a panel painting with a periodic craquelure pattern of rectangular islands in layers of paint (left) or gesso (right) with cracks parallel to the tangential (φ) and longitudinal (z) directions in the wood. The dots indicate the points at the surfaces of the layers, in the middle of the paint or gesso islands, at which the stress components in the two directions were calculatedBack to article page