Wall mosaics: a review of on-site non-invasive methods, application challenges and new frontiers for their study and preservation

A Chaban, R Deiana, V Tornari - Journal of Imaging, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review concerns the challenges and perspectives of on-site non-invasive
measurements applied to wall mosaics. Wall mosaics, during the centuries, decorated …

A combined ND diagnostic investigation by DHSPI, SIRT, NMR, THZ, on Giotto fresco

V Tornari, M Andrianakis, S Duchêne, W Nowik… - Journal of Cultural …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper explores the potential synergy of DHSPI, SIRT, THz and NMR combined
application. These innovative non-destructive diagnostic techniques for on-field examination …

Architectural assessment of wall paintings using a multimodal and multi-resolution diagnostic approach: The test site of the Brancacci chapel in Firenze

C Riminesi, RM Del Fà, S Brizzi, A Rocco… - Journal of Cultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Based on the analysis of the renaissance wall paintings by Masaccio, Masolino, and
Filippino Lippi in the Brancacci chapel in Firenze, this paper discusses the use of …

[HTML][HTML] A symmetry concept and significance of fringe patterns as a direct diagnostic tool in artwork conservation

V Tornari - Light: Advanced Manufacturing, 2022 - light-am.com
Previous collaborative studies have shown the main fringe patterns and their typical
classification with regard to defects. Nevertheless, the complexity of the results prevents …

Heat transfer effects on defect boundaries captured by digital holographic interferometry and infrared thermography workstation: an overview on experimental results

V Tornari, M Andrianakis, A Chaban, K Kosma - Experimental Techniques, 2020 - Springer
The heat transfer effect is observed from existing defects through heat diffusion to the sound
area of the sample in long term after the sample has reached values close to the initial …

Digital holographic interferometry for cultural heritage structural diagnostics: A coherent and a low‐coherence optical set‐up for the study of a marquetry sample

K Kosma, M Andrianakis, K Hatzigiannakis, V Tornari - Strain, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cultural heritage conservation is an active field of research, where there is an ever‐growing
demand for nondestructive and noninvasive diagnostic techniques, for performing remote …

Detection and characterization of defects in the Brancacci Chapel wall paintings via holographic interferometry and microwave reflectometry

A Rocco, M Bertasa, A Chaban, V Di Sarno… - Journal of Cultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates the improvements in wall paintings diagnostic achievable by the
synergistic combination of DHSPI, SIRT and MWR techniques. These innovative portable …

A combined non-invasive approach to the study of a mosaic model: First laboratory experimental results

A Chaban, V Tornari, R Deiana, M Andrianakis… - Journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper presents first laboratory results of a combined approach carried out by the use of
three different portable non-invasive electromagnetic methods: Digital holographic speckle …

Comparison of induced thermal change to climate chamber simulated environmental change in mosaic model by digital holographic speckle pattern interferometry …

A Chaban, V Tornari, M Andrianakis… - Optics for Arts …, 2019 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Ancient wall mosaic decorations can be exposed to uncontrolled environmental conditions.
The main mosaic conservation problems, induced by external factors, are related to …

Combination of interferometry and thermography data for cultural heritage structural diagnostic research

V Tornari, M Andrianakis… - Optics for Arts …, 2017 - spiedigitallibrary.org
The demand for non destructive and non invasive structural diagnostic techniques able to
perform on field remote structural evaluation of historical structures and works of art it faces …