Proceeding Book of 12th European Symposium on Religious art, Restoration & Conservation

Fundamental contribution to filling out the condition reports of the work of arts involved in temporary exhibitions is provided by non-invasive investigation techniques. Investigation, carried out before and after the movement, allow to collect objective data to monitoring the surface or structural alterations and defining the state of conservation, representing an important moment of deepening of knowledge. Generally, these aspects often are left to photographic documentation and observations by conservators and curators. An example of good practice is represented by the case of the Saint Gregory Polyptych (Antonello da Messina, 1473) belonging to the Regional Museum of Messina (Italy). Th…

XRF and LIBS integrated analysis to identify the chemical composition and the conservation state of photographic and paper materials

Qualitative and quantitative characterization of historical pigments by XRF spectrometry

LIBS analysis for a stratigraphic study on Cultural Heritage material

Non-destructive physical measurements for the study of museum environments and characterization of archaeological artifact

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF RESTORATION TREATMENTS ON STONE MATERIAL FROM THE ROMAN THEATER OF MERIDA (SPAIN)