The ID21 X-ray and infrared microscopy beamline at the ESRF: status and recent applications to artistic materials

M Cotte, E Pouyet, M Salomé, C Rivard… - Journal of Analytical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The ID21 beamline (European Synchrotron Radiation facility, France) is a multi micro-
analytical platform combining X-ray and infrared micro-probes, for characterization of …

Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artistic pigments, paints, and paintings by means of X-ray methods

K Janssens, G Van der Snickt, F Vanmeert… - Analytical Chemistry for …, 2017 - Springer
Recent studies are concisely reviewed, in which X-ray beams of (sub) micrometre to
millimetre dimensions have been used for non-destructive analysis and characterization of …

Omniart: multi-task deep learning for artistic data analysis

G Strezoski, M Worring - arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.00684, 2017 - arxiv.org
Vast amounts of artistic data is scattered on-line from both museums and art applications.
Collecting, processing and studying it with respect to all accompanying attributes is an …

Probing the chemistry of CdS paints in The Scream by in situ noninvasive spectroscopies and synchrotron radiation x-ray techniques

L Monico, L Cartechini, F Rosi, A Chieli, C Grazia… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
The degradation of cadmium sulfide (CdS)–based oil paints is a phenomenon potentially
threatening the iconic painting The Scream (ca. 1910) by Edvard Munch (Munch Museum …

The “historical materials BAG”: A new facilitated access to synchrotron X-ray diffraction analyses for cultural heritage materials at the European synchrotron radiation …

M Cotte, V Gonzalez, F Vanmeert, L Monico, C Dejoie… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) has recently commissioned the new
Extremely Brilliant Source (EBS). The gain in brightness as well as the continuous …

Photochemistry of artists' dyes and pigments: Towards better understanding and prevention of colour change in works of art

C Miliani, L Monico, MJ Melo, S Fantacci… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The absorption of light gives a pigment its colour and its reason for being, but it also creates
excited states, that is, new molecules with an energy excess that can be dissipated through …

On the influence of relative humidity on the oxidation and hydrolysis of fresh and aged oil paints

F Modugno, F Di Gianvincenzo, I Degano… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Modern oil paintings are affected by conservation issues related to the oil paint formulations
and to the fact that they are often unvarnished, and in direct contact with the environment …

Damages induced by synchrotron radiation-based X-ray microanalysis in chrome yellow paints and related Cr-compounds: Assessment, quantification, and mitigation …

L Monico, M Cotte, F Vanmeert, L Amidani… - Analytical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Synchrotron radiation (SR)-based X-ray methods are powerful analytical tools for several
purposes. They are widely used to probe the degradation mechanisms of inorganic artists' …

Application of Synchrotron Radiation-Based Micro-Analysis on Cadmium Yellows in Pablo Picasso's Femme

M Ghirardello, V Gonzalez, L Monico… - Microscopy and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The cultural heritage community is increasingly exploring synchrotron radiation (SR) based
techniques for the study of art and archaeological objects. When considering heterogeneous …

X‐ray Diffraction Mapping for Cultural Heritage Science: a Review of Experimental Configurations and Applications

V Gonzalez, M Cotte, F Vanmeert… - … A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
X‐ray diffraction (XRD) mapping consists in the acquisition of XRD patterns at each pixel (or
voxel) of an area (or volume). The spatial resolution ranges from the micrometer (μXRD) to …