Recent developments in spectroscopic imaging techniques for historical paintings-a review

M Alfeld, L de Viguerie - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper provides an overview over the application of scanning macro-XRF with mobile
instruments for the investigation of historical paintings. The method is compared to …

Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artistic pigments, paints, and paintings by means of X-ray methods

K Janssens, G Van der Snickt, F Vanmeert… - Analytical Chemistry for …, 2017 - Springer
Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …

Crystal structures and identification of novel Cd2+-specific DNA aptamer

H Liu, Y Gao, J Mathivanan, Z Armour-Garb… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most toxic heavy metals. Exposure to Cd can impair the
functions of the kidney, respiratory system, reproductive system and skeletal system. Cd2+ …

Probing the chemistry of CdS paints in The Scream by in situ noninvasive spectroscopies and synchrotron radiation x-ray techniques

L Monico, L Cartechini, F Rosi, A Chieli, C Grazia… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The degradation of cadmium sulfide (CdS)–based oil paints is a phenomenon potentially
threatening the iconic painting The Scream (ca. 1910) by Edvard Munch (Munch Museum …

The “historical materials BAG”: A new facilitated access to synchrotron X-ray diffraction analyses for cultural heritage materials at the European synchrotron radiation …

M Cotte, V Gonzalez, F Vanmeert, L Monico, C Dejoie… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) has recently commissioned the new
Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS). The gain in brightness as well as the continuous …

Degradation process of lead chromate in paintings by Vincent van Gogh studied by means of spectromicroscopic methods. 3. Synthesis, characterization, and …

L Monico, K Janssens, C Miliani, BG Brunetti… - Analytical …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The painter, Vincent van Gogh, and some of his contemporaries frequently made use of the
pigment chrome yellow that is known to show a tendency toward darkening. This pigment …

Degradation process of lead chromate in paintings by Vincent van Gogh studied by means of synchrotron X-ray spectromicroscopy and related methods. 1. Artificially …

L Monico, G Van der Snickt, K Janssens… - Analytical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
On several paintings by artists of the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th
Century a darkening of the original yellow areas, painted with the chrome yellow pigment …

XRDUA: crystalline phase distribution maps by two-dimensional scanning and tomographic (micro) X-ray powder diffraction

W De Nolf, F Vanmeert, K Janssens - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - journals.iucr.org
Imaging of crystalline phase distributions in heterogeneous materials, either plane projected
or in virtual cross sections of the object under investigation, can be achieved by scanning X …

Mobile depth profiling and sub-surface imaging techniques for historical paintings—A review

M Alfeld, JAC Broekaert - Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy, 2013 - Elsevier
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 …

Photochemistry of artists' dyes and pigments: Towards better understanding and prevention of colour change in works of art

C Miliani, L Monico, MJ Melo, S Fantacci… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The absorption of light gives a pigment its colour and its reason for being, but it also creates
excited states, that is, new molecules with an energy excess that can be dissipated through …