It is funded by the Getty Foundation as part of its Conserving Canvas initiative. By expending the specific knowledge and skills of conservation specialists active in the field, the program contributes to the conservation of paintings that have been subjected to wax-resin lined treatment. Wax-resin lining, also called the Dutch Method, is a treatment method that aims to consolidate canvas paintings. It was invented in the Netherlands in the mid-19th century and was extensively used worldwide until the 1970s.