Spectral imaging and archival data in analyzing the Madonna of the Rabbit painting by Manet and Titian.

Spectral imaging and archival data in analyzing the Madonna of the Rabbit painting by Manet and Titian. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Apr 17;: Authors: Striova J, Ruberto C, Barucci M, Blažek J, Kuzman D, Dal Fovo A, Pampaloni E, Fontana R Abstract A concise insight into the outputs provided by the latest prototype of visible-near infrared (VIS-NIR) multispectral scanner (National Research Council-National Institute of Optics, CNR-INO, Italy) is presented. The analytical data acquired on an oil painting Madonna of the Rabbit by É. Manet are described. In this work, the VIS-NIR data were complemented with X-ray fluorescence (XRF) mapping for the chemical and spatial characterization of several pigments. The spatially registered VIS-NIR data facilitated their processing with spectral correlation mapping (SCM) and artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm respectively for pigment mapping and improved visibility of pentimenti and of underdrawing style. The data provided several key elements for the comparison with a homonymous original work by Titian studied within the ARCHive LABoratory (ARCHLAB) transnational access project. PMID: 29665213 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Angewandte Chemie - Category: Chemistry Authors: Tags: Angew Chem Int Ed Engl Source Type: research