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IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael

The potential of any multi-analytical and non-invasive approach to the study of cultural heritage, both for conservation and scientific investigation purposes, is gaining increasing interest, and it was tested in this paper, focusing on the panel painting Madonna della Tenda (Musei Reali, Turin), id...

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Autores principales: Cavaleri, Tiziana, Pelosi, Claudia, Ricci, Marco, Laureti, Stefano, Romano, Francesco Paolo, Caliri, Claudia, Ventura, Bernadette, De Blasi, Stefania, Gargano, Marco
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9225077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35735949
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8060150
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author Cavaleri, Tiziana
Pelosi, Claudia
Ricci, Marco
Laureti, Stefano
Romano, Francesco Paolo
Caliri, Claudia
Ventura, Bernadette
De Blasi, Stefania
Gargano, Marco
author_facet Cavaleri, Tiziana
Pelosi, Claudia
Ricci, Marco
Laureti, Stefano
Romano, Francesco Paolo
Caliri, Claudia
Ventura, Bernadette
De Blasi, Stefania
Gargano, Marco
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description The potential of any multi-analytical and non-invasive approach to the study of cultural heritage, both for conservation and scientific investigation purposes, is gaining increasing interest, and it was tested in this paper, focusing on the panel painting Madonna della Tenda (Musei Reali, Turin), identified as a 16th-century copy of the painting by Raffaello Sanzio. As a part of a broader diagnostic campaign carried out at the Centro Conservazione e Restauro, La Venaria Reale in Turin, Italy, the potential of the combination of X-ray radiography, pulse-compression thermography, macro X-ray fluorescence, and IR reflectography was tested to investigate the wooden support and all the preparatory phases for the realization of the painting. The results of the optical microscopy and SEM/EDS analyses on a multi-layered micro-sample were used for a precise comparison, integration, and/or confirmation of what was suggested by the non-invasive techniques. Particularly, the radiographic and thermographic techniques allowed for an in-depth study of a hole, interestingly present on the panel’s back surface, detecting the trajectory of the wood grain and confirming the presence of an old wood knot, as well as of a tau-shaped element—potentially a cracked and unfilled area of the wooden support—near the hollow. The combination of radiography, macro X-ray fluorescence, Near Infrared (NIR), and Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) reflectography allowed for an inspection of the ground layer, imprimitura, engravings, and underdrawing, not only revealing interesting technical-executive aspects of the artwork realization, but also highlighting the advantages of an integrated reading of data obtained from the different analytical techniques.
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spelling pubmed-92250772022-06-24 IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael Cavaleri, Tiziana Pelosi, Claudia Ricci, Marco Laureti, Stefano Romano, Francesco Paolo Caliri, Claudia Ventura, Bernadette De Blasi, Stefania Gargano, Marco J Imaging Article The potential of any multi-analytical and non-invasive approach to the study of cultural heritage, both for conservation and scientific investigation purposes, is gaining increasing interest, and it was tested in this paper, focusing on the panel painting Madonna della Tenda (Musei Reali, Turin), identified as a 16th-century copy of the painting by Raffaello Sanzio. As a part of a broader diagnostic campaign carried out at the Centro Conservazione e Restauro, La Venaria Reale in Turin, Italy, the potential of the combination of X-ray radiography, pulse-compression thermography, macro X-ray fluorescence, and IR reflectography was tested to investigate the wooden support and all the preparatory phases for the realization of the painting. The results of the optical microscopy and SEM/EDS analyses on a multi-layered micro-sample were used for a precise comparison, integration, and/or confirmation of what was suggested by the non-invasive techniques. Particularly, the radiographic and thermographic techniques allowed for an in-depth study of a hole, interestingly present on the panel’s back surface, detecting the trajectory of the wood grain and confirming the presence of an old wood knot, as well as of a tau-shaped element—potentially a cracked and unfilled area of the wooden support—near the hollow. The combination of radiography, macro X-ray fluorescence, Near Infrared (NIR), and Short Wave Infrared (SWIR) reflectography allowed for an inspection of the ground layer, imprimitura, engravings, and underdrawing, not only revealing interesting technical-executive aspects of the artwork realization, but also highlighting the advantages of an integrated reading of data obtained from the different analytical techniques. MDPI 2022-05-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9225077/ /pubmed/35735949 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8060150 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Cavaleri, Tiziana
Pelosi, Claudia
Ricci, Marco
Laureti, Stefano
Romano, Francesco Paolo
Caliri, Claudia
Ventura, Bernadette
De Blasi, Stefania
Gargano, Marco
IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael
title IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael
title_full IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael
title_fullStr IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael
title_full_unstemmed IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael
title_short IR Reflectography, Pulse-Compression Thermography, MA-XRF, and Radiography: A Full-Thickness Study of a 16th-Century Panel Painting Copy of Raphael
title_sort ir reflectography, pulse-compression thermography, ma-xrf, and radiography: a full-thickness study of a 16th-century panel painting copy of raphael
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9225077/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35735949
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jimaging8060150
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