A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child”
As part of a detailed investigation project focused on the painting materials and technical features used in Wallachia during the 17th and 18th century, the imperial icon “Mother of God with Child” from the Orthodox Church of the “Annunciation” in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, was investigated before the...
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| description | As part of a detailed investigation project focused on the painting materials and technical features used in Wallachia during the 17th and 18th century, the imperial icon “Mother of God with Child” from the Orthodox Church of the “Annunciation” in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, was investigated before the restoration intervention. A minimally invasive multi-analytical approach consisting of high-resolution digital radiography, hyperspectral imaging, UV fluorescence imaging, portable X-ray fluorescence, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used. The results emphasized several key features, such as: the structure of the wooden panel, the nature of pigments and of the painting technique frequently used at that time, and various defects of the pictorial layer including traces of previous restoration works, most probably made at the end of the 18th century. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d59221b4fdf45feb3fe16cfda09e6ab2023-11-19T16:38:48ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082023-10-016106931694810.3390/heritage6100362A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child”Lucian Cristian Ratoiu0Sister Serafima1Ioana Maria Cortea2Octavian G. Duliu3Department of Optoelectronic Methods and Techniques for Artwork Restoration and Conservation, National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaSaint Ierarch Calinic of Cernica Conservation and Restoration Center of the Valcea Holy Archiepiscopate, One Wood Monastery, 247195 Valcea, RomaniaDepartment of Optoelectronic Methods and Techniques for Artwork Restoration and Conservation, National Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaDepartment of Structure of Matter, Earth and Atmospheric Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 077125 Magurele, RomaniaAs part of a detailed investigation project focused on the painting materials and technical features used in Wallachia during the 17th and 18th century, the imperial icon “Mother of God with Child” from the Orthodox Church of the “Annunciation” in Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania, was investigated before the restoration intervention. A minimally invasive multi-analytical approach consisting of high-resolution digital radiography, hyperspectral imaging, UV fluorescence imaging, portable X-ray fluorescence, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy was used. The results emphasized several key features, such as: the structure of the wooden panel, the nature of pigments and of the painting technique frequently used at that time, and various defects of the pictorial layer including traces of previous restoration works, most probably made at the end of the 18th century.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/6/10/362imperial iconBrancovan artdigital radiographyUV fluorescencehyperspectral imagingXRF |
| spellingShingle | Lucian Cristian Ratoiu Sister Serafima Ioana Maria Cortea Octavian G. Duliu A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child” Heritage imperial icon Brancovan art digital radiography UV fluorescence hyperspectral imaging XRF |
| title | A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child” |
| title_full | A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child” |
| title_fullStr | A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child” |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child” |
| title_short | A Multi-Analytical Study of a 17th-Century Wallachian Icon Depicting the “Mother of God with Child” |
| title_sort | multi analytical study of a 17th century wallachian icon depicting the mother of god with child |
| topic | imperial icon Brancovan art digital radiography UV fluorescence hyperspectral imaging XRF |
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