Veronese, Christ Bearing the Cross
Veronese, Christ bearing the cross, produced around 1571 on commission for the Cuccina family of Venetian cloth merchants.
Wall Painting in the Tomb of Pharaoh Ay
Wall painting in the Tomb of Pharaoh Ay 18th Dynasty, ca 1320 BC Paintings sorted by Historical period | Painter | Subject matter | Pigments used Search for: Image © by Robert Fuchs, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne Overview Pharaoh Ay was the...
Titian, The Holy Family with a Shepherd
The pigment analysis reveals a very extensive palette typical of the Renaissance period and also Titian’s elaborate painting technique.
Bellini, Pesaro Altarpiece
A thorough scientific investigation and pigment analysis uncovered an extensive palette with several rare pigments such as indigo, realgar and orpiment.
Raphael, The Mond Crucifixion
Illustrated pigment analysis describing a rich palette of well known pigments such as vermilion, verdigris and ochres and also the rare orpiment.
Raphael, An Allegory
An exhaustive pigment analysis reveals a rich palette of the usual Renaissance pigments but also includes the rare orpiment.
Titian, Venus and Adonis
Titian, Venus and Adonis: Exhaustive and illustrated pigment analysis of Titian’s masterpiece depicting a Greek myth.
Tintoretto, Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples
Tintoretto’s interpretaion of the biblical scene in bright colours which have now faded considerably. Main pigments are red lake, ultramarine and orpiment.
Tintoretto, The Origin of the Milky Way
The pigment analysis of Tintoretto’s’ The Origin of the Milky Way’ revealed a very complex paint layer structure and the use of the rare pigment realgar.
Tintoretto, Portrait of Vincenzo Morosini
Tintoretto, Portrait of Vincenzo Morosini: The pigment analysis reveals the use of the rather rare pigments realgar and orpiment in the sash of the sitter.
Cézanne, Bay of l’Estaque
Pigment analysis of ‘Bay of l’Estaque’ revealed Cézanne’s rich palette with three different green, three different yellow and two different blue pigments.
Bellini, Feast of the Gods
Feast of the Gods was painted by Bellini and later overpainted by Titian. The scientific examination reveals the details of this overpainting.
Raphael, The Sistine Madonna
Raphael painted this masterful Madonna with Jesus, pope Sixtus II and St Barbara for the altar in the church of San Sisto in Piacenza.
Titian, Bacchus and Ariadne
Titian, ‘Bacchus and Ariadne’. A classic story of love and deceit depicted by one of the greatest Italian painters of high renaissance.