Near-infrared spectroscopy illuminates medieval art
25 April 2012
Using
infrared spectroscopy researchers discovered that the painter of this
manuscript had an idiosyncratic style using pigment binders normally
associated with frescoes
Scientists in the US and Italy have borrowed a technique
more usually associated with geophysical remote sensing and applied it
to medieval artwork - with stunning results. The near-infrared
hyperspectral imaging of a leaf
from a 15th century illuminated manuscript has produced a map of the
pigment binders used by the artist. The technique will not only allow
conservation specialists to better plan strategies for restoring and
stabilising paintings, but will also give art historians new insights
into the materials and methods favoured by individual artists.
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