Eliminating and controlling fungal biodeterioration is one of the most important challenges of
easel painting conservation. Historically, the pathologies produced by biodeterioration …

Eliminating and controlling fungal biodeterioration is one of the most important challenges of
easel painting conservation. Historically, the pathologies produced by biodeterioration …

Easel paintings have undergone biodeterioration processes due to microbiological agents
proliferation, particularly by development of fungal strains that are associated to biofilms …

Easel paintings have been considered one of the most important art expressions,
constituting today outstanding works of art with important historic and cultural value …

Mural paintings are considered as painted history on walls, which provide us with
information about our ancestors; therefore, mural paintings bear essential components of …

Featured Application We hypothesize an effective and potentially color respectful method of
essential oils (EOs) application in a cleaning procedure for biodeteriorated oil paintings. The …

The study of the physiological action of microorganisms in artistic materials is one of the
most interesting topics in biodeterioration nowadays. Pathologies and illnesses of organic …

In recent decades, the relationship between Science and Art has been gradually
strengthened through the use of diagnostic, conservation, and valorization technologies …

Hypogeal environments due to their limited air circulation, low constant temperatures and
high humidity could be threatened by microbial spreading. In cultural heritage preservation …

It is important to characterize the microorganisms involved in biodeterioration processes to
understand their effects on cultural assets and to define an efficient strategy for protecting …