The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network
Abstract A molecular-level understanding of the structure of the polymeric network formed upon the curing of air-drying artists’ oil paints still represents a challenge. In this study we used a set of analytical methodologies classically employed for the characterisation of a paint film—based on inf...
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| author | Francesca Nardelli Francesca Martini Judith Lee Anna Lluvears-Tenorio Jacopo La Nasa Celia Duce Bronwyn Ormsby Marco Geppi Ilaria Bonaduce |
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| description | Abstract A molecular-level understanding of the structure of the polymeric network formed upon the curing of air-drying artists’ oil paints still represents a challenge. In this study we used a set of analytical methodologies classically employed for the characterisation of a paint film—based on infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry—in combination with solid state NMR (SSNMR), to characterise model paint layers which present different behaviours towards surface cleaning with water, a commonly applied procedure in art conservation. The study demonstrates, with the fundamental contribution of SSNMR, a relationship between the painting stability and the chemical structure of the polymeric network. In particular, it is demonstrated for the first time that a low degree of cross-linking in combination with a high degree of oxidation of the polymeric network render the oil paint layer sensitive to water. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ed10ffd9b8d648ab90370137e4650d5b2022-12-21T19:27:45ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-07-0111111310.1038/s41598-021-93268-8The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric networkFrancesca Nardelli0Francesca Martini1Judith Lee2Anna Lluvears-Tenorio3Jacopo La Nasa4Celia Duce5Bronwyn Ormsby6Marco Geppi7Ilaria Bonaduce8Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaConservation Department, Tate, MillbankDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaConservation Department, Tate, MillbankDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaDepartment of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of PisaAbstract A molecular-level understanding of the structure of the polymeric network formed upon the curing of air-drying artists’ oil paints still represents a challenge. In this study we used a set of analytical methodologies classically employed for the characterisation of a paint film—based on infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry—in combination with solid state NMR (SSNMR), to characterise model paint layers which present different behaviours towards surface cleaning with water, a commonly applied procedure in art conservation. The study demonstrates, with the fundamental contribution of SSNMR, a relationship between the painting stability and the chemical structure of the polymeric network. In particular, it is demonstrated for the first time that a low degree of cross-linking in combination with a high degree of oxidation of the polymeric network render the oil paint layer sensitive to water.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93268-8 |
| spellingShingle | Francesca Nardelli Francesca Martini Judith Lee Anna Lluvears-Tenorio Jacopo La Nasa Celia Duce Bronwyn Ormsby Marco Geppi Ilaria Bonaduce The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network Scientific Reports |
| title | The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network |
| title_full | The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network |
| title_fullStr | The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network |
| title_full_unstemmed | The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network |
| title_short | The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network |
| title_sort | stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93268-8 |
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