In the context of Aleppo Room, explain the Transparent coatings on the doors of the Painting technique.
It has to be imagined that the doors were created in a much more elaborate and splendid manner than they appear today. It is possible that they were lacquered in the workshop of the carpenters. They used two different types of translucent lacquer: shellac for the in-fills, while the frames and profiles were varnished with an oil-copal lacquer. Moreover, the iron fittings of the doors were decorated with tin leaf covered with a so-called gold lacquer. All of this together might have led to a more appropriate decoration within the room: the varied and glossy surface must have emphasized the splendour of the room.