Spectroscopic Methods

Identifying the painting materials

Scientific methods   ||   Imaging methods   |   Spectroscopic methods   |  Computational methods

General Resources for Spectroscopic Methods

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(1) Scientific Examination of Art: Modern Techniques in Conservation and Analysis, Arthur M. Sackler Colloquium on Scientific Examination of Art, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), National Academies Press, 2005. (pdf).

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(1) Alfeld, M. & de Viguerie, L. Recent developments in spectroscopic imaging techniques for historical paintings – A review. Spectrochimica Acta – Part B Atomic Spectroscopy 136, 81–105 (2017).

(2) Stijn Legrand, Frederik Vanmeert, Geert Van der Snickt, Matthias Alfeld, Wout De Nolf, Joris Dik and Koen Janssens, Examination of historical paintings by state-of-the-art hyperspectral imaging methods: from scanning infra-red spectroscopy to computed X-ray laminography, Heritage Science 2014, 2:13. Available as pdf.

(3) Mosca, S., Alberti, R., Frizzi, T. et al. A whole spectroscopic mapping approach for studying the spatial distribution of pigments in paintings, Appl. Phys. A (2016) 122: 815. doi:10.1007/s00339-016-0345-8.

(4) Legrand, Stijn, Frederik Vanmeert, Geert Van der Snickt, Matthias Alfeld, Wout De Nolf, Joris Dik, and Koen Janssens. 2014. “Examination of Historical Paintings by State-of-the-Art Hyperspectral Imaging Methods: From Scanning Infra-Red Spectroscopy to Computed X-Ray Laminography.” Heritage Science 2 (1): 13. doi:10.1186/2050-7445-2-13.

(5) Barbara H. Berrie (1992). Understanding Art Through Technical Analysis Inferences From Pigment Identification. MRS Proceedings, 267, 195 doi:10.1557/PROC-267-195.