The study of painted artworks using scientific methods is fundamental for understanding the
techniques used in their creation and their appropriate conservation. The ethical constraints …

Gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS), after appropriate wet chemical sample
pre-treatments or pyrolysis, is one of the most commonly adopted analytical techniques in …

The separation, detection and quantitation of specific species contained in a sample in the
field of Cultural Heritage requires selective, sensitive and reliable methods. Procedures …

Conspectus The 20th and 21st century oil paintings are presenting a range of challenging
conservation problems that can be distinctly different from those noted in paintings from …

We propose a new analytical method using reverse phase High performance liquid
chromatography (HPLC) coupled through an electrospray source with a tandem quadrupole …

Modern art materials introduced since the end of XIX century include a large number of
formulations of synthetic polymers and pigments, whose degradation processes and best …

Urushi is the oldest and most precious lacquer used since antiquity in East Asia. For artistic
purposes, in order to obtain suitable rheological properties, the lacquer is usually mixed with …

Specific analytical tools are needed to investigate the composition and degradation
processes of the synthetic materials in the cultural heritage, and recent advancements in …

This work is focused on the chemical characterization of the organic residues preserved in
ceramic fragments that are suspected to have been used by the Basque whalers in the …

The 20th century has seen a significant evolution in artists' paint formulation and technology
which is likely to relate to the new conservation challenges frequently presented by modern …