Non-invasive materials analysis using Portable X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) in the Examination of Two Mural Paintings in the Catacombs of San Giovanni, Syracuse (poster)

Stout, Samantha and Cosentino, Antonino and Scandurra, Carmelo (2014) Non-invasive materials analysis using Portable X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) in the Examination of Two Mural Paintings in the Catacombs of San Giovanni, Syracuse (poster). In: 5th International Conference, EuroMed 2014, November 3-8 2014, Limassol, Cyprus.

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Abstract

Through complementary non-invasive techniques, a preliminary imaging and analytical diagnostic assessment was made on two mural paintings. The documentation was made in half a day, and serves as the first scientific documentation of the state of conservation of the fresco mural paintings in the Catacombs. Imaging was completed in the IR, VIS, and UV bands; and x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy analysis was carried out using the Tracer III-SD handheld XRF (Bruker). The purpose of the study was to document and evaluate the frescoes for signs of aging and deterioration, as well as, to characterize the materials present in the pigments that were used. Additionally, the various layers of the frescoes were documented in 3D using Structure from Motion (SfM) and Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI).

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Materials Characterization, X-ray Fluorescence (XRF), Noninvasive, Mural Paintings, Conservation, Pigment Identification
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BR Christianity
C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CC Archaeology
C Auxiliary Sciences of History > CN Inscriptions. Epigraphy.
D History General and Old World > DG Italy
N Fine Arts > ND Painting
Q Science > QC Physics
Q Science > QD Chemistry
Depositing User: Carmelo Scandurra
Date Deposited: 17 Apr 2018 09:23
Last Modified: 17 Apr 2018 09:23
URI: http://www.rmoa.unina.it/id/eprint/4795

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