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Differential PIXE measurements for the stratigraphic analysis of the painting Madonna dei fusi by Leonardo da Vinci

Year: 2005

Type: article

Abstract: Traditional PIXE does not provide information about the layered structure that is characteristic of wood and canvas paintings. In such cases, a solution to discriminate the depth sequence of elements within the analysed sample is to use differential PIXE, i.e. by measuring on the same spot with different beam energies. At the Florence accelerator, laboratory differential PIXE measurements were performed on the wood painting Madonna dei fusi (ex‐Redford version, 1501) by Leonardo da Vinci, in the framework of an extensive project aimed at discovering the ‘secrets’ of the painting and drawing techniques of the artist. The analysis allowed us to characterize the pigments and the substrate composition. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Source: X-Ray Spectrometry

DOI: 10.1002/xrs.821

Authors: N. Grassi, A. Migliori, P. A. Mandò, H. Calvo del Castillo

Institutions: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze, University of Florence, Centro de Micro-Análisis de Materiales, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Language: English

Topic: Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis

Subfield: Archeology

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1964045864

FWCI: 12.94

Cites: 9

Cited by: 30

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