Macroscopic x-ray powder diffraction imaging reveals Vermeer’s discriminating use of lead white pigments in Girl with a Pearl Earring

Until the 19th century, lead white was the most important white pigment used in oil paintings. Lead white is typically composed of two crystalline lead carbonates: hydrocerussite [2PbCO(3)·Pb(OH)(2)] and cerussite (PbCO(3)). Depending on the ratio between hydrocerussite and cerussite, lead white can...

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Autores principales: De Meyer, S., Vanmeert, F., Vertongen, R., Van Loon, A., Gonzalez, V., Delaney, J., Dooley, K., Dik, J., Van der Snickt, G., Vandivere, A., Janssens, K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2019
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Research Articles
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6716954/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31497648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aax1975

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