This paper provides a contribution to FTIR analysis of calcium sulphate‐based grounds of
paintings when a mixture of compounds with different degrees of hydration is present. The …

The grounds of 51 post‐Byzantine icons (Eastern Orthodox panel paintings) were studied by
means of analytical techniques. The artefacts cover the period from the mid‐15th to the mid …

To identify pigments used in a Mallorcan Gothic painting and to investigate their
provenance, portable Raman and X-ray fluorescence spectrometers were used to examine …

Gregório Lopes is one of the most famous Portuguese painters of the 15 th–16 th centuries.
This work is a contribution to the study of his painting technique, specifically addressing the …

The surviving gilded and polychrome altarpieces and sculptures in Portuguese churches,
and the historical documents relating to them, offer an opportunity for understanding material …

This paper reports the results of a multi analytical research undertaken on a mural and on a
panel painting altarpiece authored by José de Escovar in 1603, one of the most productive …

This paper arises from a wider research project focussed on Portuguese gilded altarpieces
and sculptures of the Baroque period, which also involved research into contemporary …

The Virgin Hodegetria, located in the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nuova in Monreale, near
Palermo (Italy), probably dating the first half of the 13th century, is one of the earliest …

This paper is the first part from an experimental study on documented reconstructions of
gilded composites performed within a research project on gilding materials and techniques …

A technical examination of a Spanish altarpiece attributed to Bartolomé Bermejo (1468–
1495), belonging to the Hispanic Society of America, was carried out. Analytical methods …