Pigment Analysis of Paintings
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Le site RSA TYN2 est un abri-sous-roche dans les montagnes du Drakensberg (Eastern Cape, Afrique du Sud) qui abrite des peintures rupestres San. Depuis des années, la surface de la roche s'écaille et une partie des peintures est emportée... more
This dissertation demonstrates that a more accurate assessment of Quattrocento painting practice can be accomplished only if the original stratigraphy of the paint and ground layers is preserved during organic analysis. The evolution of... more
MacDonald, B.L. The Analysis of Inorganic Pigments using Spectrometric Techniques. In, The Unvarnished Truth: Exploring the Material History of Paintings. Edited by B.L. MacDonald, N. Hathaway, C. Podedworny. McMaster Museum of Art:... more
When the neo-concrete artist Hélio Oiticica stated in around 1960 that "all true art does not separate technique from expression," the twelve Argentine, Uruguayan, and Brazilian artists to be discussed here were already able to look back... more
Architectural paint research carried out by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation in collaboration with the Bermuda National Trust has shed light on how early houses on the island were constructed and finished from the late 17th century to... more
"The megalithic tomb at Montelirio is off the scale in more ways than one. As well as being the largest example of its type known in Spain, the burial goods secreted in its subterranean chambers are unsurpassed in both quantity and... more
Background: The important trecento Florentine artist Giotto (c. 1266-1337) is renowned for his naturalistic and realistic works in tempera and fresco. His innovative paintng style involved painting expressive, emotive faces and use of... more
Newberry Cave, located in San Bernardino County, California, is home to the only known green pictographs in the central and eastern Mojave Desert. These archaic pictographs mimic the only split twig figurines known from California and... more
The exhaustive technical analysis of a major Mexican enconchado depicting the Adoración de los Magos, a painting by Juan González de Villaverde (active between 1689 and 1698), uncovered an extraordinarily complex and sophisticated... more
This article consists of a summary of the conference paper presented, supplemented by technical notes. Technical examination of Vincent Van Gogh’s Ravine revealed the existence of a second painting below the paint surface. The underlying... more
L'Associazione accoglie esperti e studiosi di varie discipline, impegnati nella ricerca, nell'insegnamento e nelle attività professionali connesse allo studio ed alla conservazione del patrimonio culturale con metodologie scientifiche.... more
According to historical recipes, lead white quality depends on a number of factors. Amongst these, authors have given most attention to raw material purity, skilled production, to processing or purification methods and to the addition of... more
Preliminary investigation of Emanuel Phillips Fox’s (1865–1915) painting technique reveals that despite his academic training, his use of materials was quite experimental. In particular, Fox’s use of unconventional priming layers has... more
Based on micro-Raman spectroscopy (μ-Raman), micro X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (μ-XRF), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and optical microscopy, this paper presents the results of our analytical studies on the early Islamic pigments used in... more
El yacimiento de Can Tacó-Turó d’en Roïna es un enclave romano de carácter político-militar situado estratégicamente en una pequeña colina desde la cual se controlaba la Vía Hercúlea (después denominada Vía Augusta). El castellum fue... more
Five architectural paint samples were examined under reflected ultraviolet (UV) light and analyzed with scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) to explore the distinct bluish and/or 'starry-like'... more
Background: Color change in artworks has been commented on for centuries. Fading of watercolor pigments is a notable alteration. Pigments based on carminic acid are among those particularly prone to color loss, but the mechanism and... more
Changes in the formulation of pigments and paint binders and the presence of additives used in the history of painting can complicate the interpretation of analytical data and may influence the characterization of the materials used in... more
Este trabajo trata sobre la primera aplicación del análisis mediante fluorescencia de rayos X por dispersión de energías (EDXRF) al estudio de pinturas murales de época romana en Cataluña. En el estudio, han sido analizados varios... more
Background: Color change in artworks has been commented on for centuries. Fading of watercolor pigments is a notable alteration. Pigments based on carminic acid are among those particularly prone to color loss, but the mechanism and... more
The potential of laser cleaning for paintings as an alternative to traditional cleaning methods has been recognized, and studies using industrial laser equipment have shown some potential. Irradiation at a wavelength of 248 nm has shown... more
This paper presents the analytical characterisation of a series of paintings authored by Giorgio Marini (1836-1905) from the Museum of Évora. Marini was an Italian painter who lived in Portugal in the 19 th century. He was a very prolific... more
Aiding the Naked Eye: Spectroscopic Techniques for the Analysis of Ancient Sculpture and Renaissance Painting in the Cincinnati Art Museum and University of Cincinnati Art Collection Art historians, museum curators, and students of art... more
Description: This presentation is an update of highlights and ongoing work on the Unvarnished Truth project in collaboration with the McMaster Museum of Art. The focus of this project is the analysis of nine works from the permanent... more
Background: Color change in artworks has been commented on for centuries. Fading of watercolor pigments is a notable alteration. Pigments based on carminic acid are among those particularly prone to color loss, but the mechanism and... more
Elena V. Lavrentyeva, Irina F. Kadikova. THE RESULTS OF RESEARCH OF THE ICON, «OUR LADY HODEGETRIA», IN THE NIZHNY TAGIL MUSEUM-RESERVE «GORNOZAVODSKOY URAL». The article presents the results of a technological study of the religious art... more
Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence is a common analytical tool for layer thickness measurements in quality control processes in the coating industry, but there are scarce microanalytical applications in order to ascertain... more
Energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence is a common analytical tool for layer thickness measurements in quality control processes in the coating industry, but there are scarce microanalytical applications in order to ascertain... more
ABSTRACT This work presents the results of field Raman analyses, assisted by a hand-held energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, for the experimental determination of efflorescence from walls and wall paintings of two Pompeian... more