Paintings have high cultural and commercial value, so that needs to be preserved. Many
techniques have been attempted to analyze properties of paintings, including X-ray analysis …

The development of scientific technology for art authentication has elicited multidimensional
evidence to distinguish forgeries from original artwork. Here, we analyzed the three …

It is current practice to take tiny samples from a painting to mount and examine in cross-
section under a microscope. However, since conservation practice and ethics limit sampling …

Optical coherence tomography (OCT)—an optical interferometric technique developed
mainly for in vivo imaging of the eye and biological tissue—has been successfully applied to …

Cultural heritage works, such as ancient murals and historical paintings, are examined
routinely for the purpose of conservation. Previous works have applied optical coherence …

Abstract Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), a fast 3D scanning Michelson
interferometer normally applied to biomedical applications has recently been applied to art …

The formation and growth of metal soaps is of interest in heritage science, as soaps have
been linked to a range of alteration and degradation phenomena potentially affecting works …

Gold punchwork and underdrawing in Renaissance panel paintings are analyzed using
both three-dimensional swept source/Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (3D …

Nondestructive techniques have seen successful growth in the last few years, and, among
them, optical ones are widespread and extremely well received in the field of painting …

In the last few years many non-destructive techniques have entered the field of painting
conservation, and most of them are routinely applied to study and monitoring the painting …