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Development of a multi-method analytical approach based on the combination of synchrotron radiation X-ray micro-analytical techniques and vibrational micro-spectroscopy methods to unveil the causes and mechanism of darkening of “fake-gilded” decorations in a Cimabue painting

Year: 2021
Type: article
Abstract: Synchrotron radiation X-ray micro-analytical techniques and vibrational micro-spectroscopy methods were used to establish the factors and mechanism of darkening of “fake-gilded” decorations in the Maestà by Cimabue and aged paint mock-ups.
DOI: 10.1039/d1ja00271f
Authors: Letizia Monico, Silvia Prati, Giorgia Sciutto, Emilio Catelli, Aldo Romani, Diego Quintero Balbas, Zelan Li, Steven De Meyer, Gert Nuyts, Koen Janssens, Marine Cotte, Jan Garrevoet, Gerald Falkenberg, Vanessa Isabel Tardillo Suarez, Remi Tucoulou, Rocco Mazzeo
Institutions: University of Antwerp, University of Perugia, University of Bologna, Rijksmuseum, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire d’Archéologie Moléculaire et Structurale, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Language: English
Subfield: Archeology
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $1,774
Funders: CALIPSOplus, Dipartimenti di Eccellenza, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Università degli Studi di Perugia, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Horizon 2020, H2020 Research Infrastructures
Awards: G1203736020, A combined IR, NIR and MA-XRF material inspection method, G1390751753, G2573442069, G2637281809, The DUBBLE Beam Lines at the ESRF: Extremely brilliant X-rays for revealing the structure and function of atoms, molecules and materials, G3520800990, Fusing microscopic and nanoscopic 3D data with macroscopic 2D mapping information for a better understanding of paint degradation phenomena in 17th. century masterpieces, G4365905886, G4636060080, G516729603, G5302554694, G5357818735, G5406623703, G5658130284, G575684798, G585716984, Integrated Platform for the European Research Infrastructure ON Cultural Heritage, G616595087, G6497044765, Integrating Platforms for the European Research Infrastructure ON Heritage Science, G8821636356
OpenAlex ID: W3211530528
FWCI: 16
Cites: 76
Cited by: 24
Related to: 10