A macro-to-microscale scientific investigation of the Visitation panel : insights into its materiality and the metal oxalate alteration phenomenon
Authors
Mederos-Henry, Francisco
De Meyer, Steven
Vanmeert, Frederik
Sanyova, Jana
Discipline
Chemical sciences
Subject
Historical oil paintings
Pigment-binder interactions
Metal oxalates
Audience
Scientific
Date
2024Publisher
Silvane Editoriale
Metadata
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The conservation-restoration of the Visitation panel at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium took place in parallel with the MetOx research project. The latter provided scientific support for the material study of the painting as well as its alteration, focusing more particularly on the as-found metal oxalates species. The current chapter will briefly illustrate the scientific results obtained during the macro-to-microscale multi-analytical investigation of the Visitation panel. It will firstly present the results relating to the characterisation of the painting materials and technique. It will then offer an overview of the metal oxalate alteration phenomenon observed in the panel’s pictorial layers.
Citation
Mederos-Henry, Francisco; De Meyer, Steven; Vanmeert, Frederik; Sanyova, Jana, "A macro-to-microscale scientific investigation of the Visitation panel : insights into its materiality and the metal oxalate alteration phenomenon", in: Véronique Bücken (ed.), The master of the view of Saint Gudula: an altarpiece for the Carmelites (Milan, 2024), pp. 63-77.
Identifiers
isbn: 9788836656684
Type
Book chapter
Peer-Review
Yes
Language
eng