Journal article
Fra Angelico’s painting technique revealed by terahertz time-domain imaging (THz-TDI)
We have investigated with terahertz time-domain imaging (THz-TDI) the well-known Lamentation over the dead Christ panel painting (San Marco Museum, Florence) painted by Fra Giovanni Angelico within 1436 and 1441. The investigation provided a better understanding of the construction and gilding technique used by the eminent artist, as well as the plastering technique used during the nineteenth-century restoration intervention.
The evidence obtained from THz-TDI scans was correlated with the available documentation on the preservation history of the art piece. Erosion and damages documented for the wooden support, especially in the lower margin, found confirmation in the THz-TD images.
| Language: | English |
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| Publisher: | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 1-8 |
| Journal subtitle: | Materials Science and Processing |
| ISSN: | 14320630 and 09478396 |
| Types: | Journal article |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00339-016-0396-x |
| ORCIDs: | Jepsen, Peter Uhd and 0000-0002-3545-6599 |
Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Chemistry (all) Condensed Matter Physics Florence Materials Science (all) Nanotechnology Operating Procedures, Materials Treatment Optical and Electronic Materials Painting Painting techniques Physics Plating Restoration intervention SC12 Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films Tera Hertz Time domain analysis Time-domain imaging
