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Pittore attivo in Sicilia nella seconda metà del XV secolo, Madonna dell’Itria
2022
The complex conservative history of the work, the Madonna dell’Itria, executed in fresco, detached from the back wall of the presbytery of the eponymous sacred building and restored in 1990, then transferred to the Diocesan Museum of Palermo
Analytical study of canvas painting collection from the Basilica de la Virgen de los Desamparados using SEM/EDX, FT-IR, GC and electrochemical techni…
2001
A new method, based on the combined use of scanning electron microscopy-x-ray microanalysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, gas chromatography and differential pulse voltammetry, is proposed which permits a parallel investigation of organic and inorganic materials and the characterization of the artistic technique employed in canvas painting. The proposed method has led to analyze succesfully the canvas painting collection exhibited in the Basílica de la Virgen de los Desamparados (Valencia, Spain) which includes art works from 17th to 20th century.
Characterization of Maya Blue Pigment in Pre-Classic and Classic Monumental Architecture of the Ancient Pre-Culombian City of Calakmul (Campeche, Mex…
2011
This paper presents the first evidence of the use of Maya Blue pigment in late pre-classic (c.300BC-300AD) architecture in the Maya Lowlands. This was detected combining an innovative technique, the voltammetry of microparticles (VMP), with atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (SEM/EDX), visible spectrophotometry and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The pigment was found on the polychrome facade of substructure IIC of pre-Columbian city of Calakmul (Campeche, Mexico). The identification of Maya Blue in this building may prove to be the earliest known use of this colour on the …
Componimenti misti di storia dell’arte e d’invenzione: gli antichi maestri nella pittura e nella novellistica italiana dell’Ottocento
2008
This article investigates the popular imagery of art-historical matters in Italian Romantic art and literature.
Characterization in the archaeological excavation site of heterotrophic bacteria and fungi of deteriorated wall painting of Herculaneum in Italy
2011
Microbiological characterization of frescos in four different locations (Collegio degli Augustali, Casa del Colonnato Tuscanico, Casa dello Scheletro and Casa del Gran Portale) of excavation sites of Herculaneum was carried out. The use of infrared thermography allowed detecting sample points on frescos with greatest moisture not visible to the naked eye, resulting in structural damage. The microclimatic conditions provided perfect habitat for bacteria and fungi, particularly of spore forming and mould. In fact, heterotrophic bacteria were prevalent in all wall paintings monitored (ranging from 18 +/- 2 CFU 100 cm(-2) to 68 +/- 4 CFU 100 cm(-2)), whereas fungi were also detected but at lowe…
La chiesa e il monastero di San Nicolò di Bisacquino. Note su uno scrigno d'arte perduto
2019
Si ricostruisce il ricco patrimonio d’arte della chiesa e del monastero di San Nicolò di Bisacquino, scrigno d’arte perduto, e si identificano alcune opere salvate dalla dispersione. Dai dipinti di Mariano Rossi, che ornavano alcuni altari della chiesa, alle preziose opere, individuando in alcuni casi per queste ultime anche gli artefici. The rich art heritage of the church and monastery of San Nicolò di Bisacquino, a lost art treasure chest, is reconstructed and some works saved from dispersion are identified. From the paintings by Mariano Rossi, who adorned some altars of the church, to the precious works, identifying in some cases for the latter also the creators.
Il complesso monastico di Santa Maria Maddalena di Corleone
2019
Le inedite fonti archivistiche indagate del monastero di Santa Maria Maddalena di Corleone hanno permesso di conoscere le committenze delle nobili e facoltose badesse per l’antico complesso benedettino, che miravano a rinnovare, arricchire e ornare gli spazi sacri rivolgendosi ad artisti di chiara fama. Da Tommaso de Vigilia ad Antonello Gagini, ad Antonio Vasquez e ancora a noti marmorarii, stuccatori, intagliatori e argentieri riservando la realizzazione delle opere a ricamo alle abili consorelle della stessa fondazione monastica. Del prezioso patrimonio ricordato dalle carte d’archivio si rintracciano alcune importanti opere, come i preziosi paliotti ricamati arricchiti ora con perline s…
Les images de la vie terrestre de la Vierge dans l'art mural (peintures et mosaïques) en France et en Italie : des origines de l’iconographie chrétie…
2012
This thesis is devoted to wall images of the Virgin’s earthly life, an iconographic sequence composed of the young Mary’s history and episodes from Christ’s life which are related to the Virgin, until Pentecost. This research comes within the extended framework from the early Christian art to the Council of Trent. It is based on an abundant iconographic documentation which includes more than 2300 pictures, wall paintings and mosaics, preserved in France and Italy. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to the quantitative analysis of the iconographic documentation, according to a triple point of view. A thematic analysis identifies three phases in the chronological sequence of the Virgin…
La crucifixion dans les peintures murales carolingiennes dans l'Europe latine chrétienne et sur ses marges (IXè - début du XIème siècle)
2015
This Dissertation focuses on the iconography of the Crucifixion in the Carolingian mural painting between the 9th and the beginning of the 11th century. Pivot in the Christian thought with its dogmatic scope, the Crucifixion remains however poorly represented in the Latin West until the middle of the 8th century. Actually, the Carolingian period is a decisive turning point when the Crucifixion displays gradually on all the supports and through different technics, at the same time as the iconography tends to be crystallized. Based on a documentation composed of thirteen decorations painted between the 9th and the beginning of the 11th century and distributed in the former limits of the Carol…
Determination of selected phthalates by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry in mural paintings from Palermo (Italy)
2013
Abstract Phthalate esters for decades, and probably even now, were used as softeners in water-based paintings. In general, these compounds are dangerous owing to their carcinogenicity and reproductive effects. Phthalates are not chemically but only physically bound to the matrices, hence, they may be leached into the environment and are ubiquitously found in environmental matrices. Considering that, construction is one of most important fields in Europe, and probably worldwide, with respect to its economic, technological and environmental impact. In the present work the phthalate esters content of several mural paintings was evaluated by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Because…