Hidden, sub-surface paint layers and features contain valuable information for the art-
historical investigation of a painting's past and for its conservation for coming generations …

Spectral imaging technology, widely used in remote sensing applications, such as satellite
or radar imaging, has recently gained importance in the field of artwork conservation. In …

Wide-band near-infrared refiectography is a familiar imaging technique for conservators. For
many decades it has been the most effective method for providing an extensive knowledge …

An interdisciplinary research is devoted to the analysis of materials, painting technique,
underdrawings, and problems of conservation of medieval book illumination, archives, and …

A series of experiments is described, the aim of which is to identify the optimum spectral
band and detector configuration for the visualization of underdrawings. First, the …

The need of inspecting a masterpiece of fine art without affecting it led to develop non
destructive methods of investigation. In the field of art conservation, several diagnostic …

IR camera systems can be used for reflectographic analyses to detect and visualize
underdrawings in paintings. Five technologies have been compared: CCD Si, FPA InGaAs …

Abstract The Royal Museums of Art and History of Brussels holds six coffins of the 21st
Dynasty coming from a single discovery, the Second Cachette of Deir el-Bahari (Bab el …

A new camera-SIRIS (scanning infrared imaging system)-developed at the National Gallery
in London, UK allows highresolution images to be made in the near infrared region (900 …

Wood has been routinely employed in decorative arts, as well as in sculptures and paintings
(support) during the Middle Ages, because of its unique aesthetic virtues. It may safely be …