The role of smalt in complex pigment mixtures in Rembrandt’s Homer 1663: combining MA-XRF imaging, microanalysis, paint reconstructions and OCT

The role of smalt in complex pigment mixtures in Rembrandt’s Homer 1663: combining MA-XRF imaging, microanalysis, paint reconstructions and OCT

Abstract As part of the NWO Science4Arts REVISRembrandt project (2012–2018), novel chemical imaging techniques were developed and applied to the study of Rembrandt’s late experimental painting technique (1651–1669). One of the unique features in his late paintings is his abundant use of smalt: a blu...

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Main Authors: A. van Loon, P. Noble, D. de Man, M. Alfeld, T. Callewaert, G. Van der Snickt, K. Janssens, J. Dik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-09-01
Series:Heritage Science
Subjects:
Rembrandt
Painting technique
Smalt
Macroscopic X-ray fluorescence imaging
t-SNE plots
SEM-EDX
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40494-020-00429-5

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