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| Author(s): |
dos Santos, Hellen Cristine
[1, 2]
;
Caliri, Claudia
[1]
;
Pappalardo, Lighea
[1, 3]
;
Catalano, Roberto
[1]
;
Orlando, Andrea
[1]
;
Rizzo, Francesca
[1, 4]
;
Romano, Francesco Paolo
[1, 3]
Total Authors: 7
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| Affiliation: | [1] INFN, Lab Nazl Sud, Via Santa Sofia 62, I-95123 Catania - Italy
[2] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Fis, Rua Matao, Travessa R 187, Cidade Unversitaria, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo - Brazil
[3] CNR, Ist Beni Archeol & Monumentali, Via Biblioteca 4, I-95124 Catania - Italy
[4] Univ Catania, Dipartimento Fis & Astron, Via Santa Sofia 64, I-95123 Catania - Italy
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Microchemical Journal; v. 140, p. 96-104, JUL 2018. |
| Web of Science Citations: | 5 |
| Abstract | |
The 15th century painting marked a transition in the pictorial technique due to the introduction of oil painting. Antonello de Saliba is a remarkable Sicilian painter that helped to disseminate this technique in Southern Italy. In this work, we present and discuss the technical examination of the Virgin with the Child, a wood panel painted by de Saliba in 1497 and on view at the Castello Ursino Museum in Catania (Italy). The painting was investigated in situ by the use of a novel MA-XRF fast scanner allowing a real-time imaging of the chemical elements characterizing the pigments in the painting. Results allowed us to better elucidate the palette of the artist and its painting technique. The presence of restorations has been evidenced as well and correlated to different interventions occurred over the time. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 17/09093-2 - ED-XRD/XRF: archaeometry applications |
| Grantee: | Hellen Cristine Santos Zagatto |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral |