Laser-induced fluorescence study of medieval frescoes by Giusto de'\n Menabuoi

2020/04/22 by R. Fantoni, Luisa Caneve, Fantoni, Roberta +11
Arts and Humanities · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Applied Physics (physics.app-ph) #Archaeological Research and Protection #Conservation Techniques and Studies #Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis #FOS: Physical sciences #Materials Science (cond-mat.mtrl-sci)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2004.10427

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Abstract

Laser induced fluorescence (LIF) is a powerful remote and non-invasive\nanalysis technique that has been successfully applied to the real-time\ndiagnosis of historical artworks. Hyperspectral images collection on fresco' s\nand their false colours processing allowed to reveal features invisible to the\nnaked eye and to obtain specific information on pigments composition and\nconsolidants utilization, the latter also related to former restorations. This\nreport presents the results obtained by ENEA LIF scanning system during a field\ncampaign conducted in June 2010 on fresco's by Giusto de' Menabuoi in the Padua\nBaptistery. The data collected by LidArt allowed the detection of Paraloid B72\nand Movilith/Primal AC33, guiding the restorers in their conservation actions.\n

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