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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…
Organic materials in the wall paintings in Pompei: a case study of Insuladel Centenario
2012
Abstract Background The present research concerns the Roman wall paintings preserved at Insula del Centenario (IX, 8), the important Pompeian block situated in the Regio IX, along Via di Nola. Results The aims of this research are two: to verify the presence of lipidic and proteinaceous material to spread the pigments, and to identify organic matter in painting materials owing to previous restoration works. The samples collected from the wall paintings of different rooms have been investigated by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), and Gas Chromatography/ Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS). Conclusions The analytical results show that these Roman wall paintings were realized without the…
From Maya Blue to “Maya Yellow”: A Connection between Ancient Nanostructured Materials from the Voltammetry of Microparticles
2011
The yellow hue of a series of samples from wall paintings in several Mayan archaeological sites can be attributed to the presence of indigoid compounds, including isatin and dehydroindigo, attached to palygorskite, a local phyllosilicate clay. SEM/EDX, TEM, UV/Vis spectroscopy, and voltammetry of microparticles show that the ancient Mayas could prepare indigo, Maya Blue, and "Maya Yellow" during successive stages. Copyright © 2011 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.
The City and its Port
2017
Within the volume “Sabratha. A guide to the studies and investigations of the past 50 years”, Chapter on: “The city and the port”, in the sections on “Urban housing and industrial establishments” and “Mosaics and wall paintings of the houses” (A. Mandruzzato), a reconstruction of the appearance of the city during the Roman age and a description of the wall paintings and mosaic pavements of some houses, located in different areas of the city, are proposed.
Biodeterioration
2022
The biodeterioration of organic and inorganic materials, as well as polymers, is a complex of alteration processes induced by the growing and metabolic activity of organisms. It can be recognized on monuments, wall paintings, stone, wood, paper, vegetal/animal fibers, and parchment artworks. As defined by Hueck, 1968, biodeterioration is “any undesirable change in the properties of a material caused by the vital activities of organisms”; this definition is accepted as the meaning of the phenomenon. Both macroorganisms (such as animals, plants, and mosses) and microorganisms (such as autotrophic or heterotrophic bacteria, microfungi, cyanobacteria, algae, and lichens) represent the triggers …
Mortars and Plasters under the Mosaics and the Wall Paintings of the Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina, Sicily
2010
The Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina in Sicily, built in many successive steps over the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., is renowned all over the world for both the wealth and the refinement of its mosaic floors. In February 2007 the Regional Government of Sicily started a restoration project of the whole archaeological site. The systematic survey and study of all decorative elements highlighted the value of wall paintings, which until then were almost unknown except for casual approaches to specific problems of conservation, carried on without any relation to the far and away famous mosaics. This paper shows the results of a physical chemical investigation of the mortars used for both floors and …
Pittura antica e restauro virtuale
2020
This contribution presents the preliminary work, carried out over the past few months, concerning the reconstructive study of the paintings and mosaics of the Centennial House ", Insula IX-8, in Pompeii. In particular, the work focused on the decorated surfaces of 11 rooms located along the western part of the house, between the large central peristyle and the centenary alley. The different state of conservation of the paintings and mosaics made it necessary to use two different methods of digital intervention: the "virtual restoration" and the "virtual reconstruction". Both aim to reconstruct the initial condition of the appearance of the paintings at the time of their creation and use the…
Giotto’s legacy and western Sicily. The restoration of a late 14th century Maiestas Domini in the Basilica of San Francesco d’Assisi in Palermo, Italy
2022
Tra novembre 2019 e luglio 2020, l'intervento di restauro di un dipinto murale raffigurante la "Maiestas Domini", situato all'interno della Basilica di San Francesco d'Assisi a Palermo, è stato l'occasione per intraprendere un percorso di indagine tecnica e storico-artistica che ha approfondito lo stretto legame tra la Sicilia e le manifestazioni pittoriche "post-giottesche", con particolare attenzione alle opere d'arte su supporto murario e al ruolo svolto dall'iconografia all'interno della tradizione figurativa locale, tra eredità dell'arte normanna e influenze toscane e iberiche Between November 2019 and July 2020, the restoration of a mural painting depicting the "Maiestas Domini," loca…
La Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia de Campanar: proceso constructivo y decorativo
2008
The parish of Our Lady of Mercy in Campanar presents an extensive constructive and decorative process from the 16th century. This article tries to improve the knowledge of its different historical phases and contributes with unpublished documentation as the contract for its bells tower with the architect Josep Mínguez La parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia de Campanar presenta un dilatado proceso constructivo y decorativo desde el siglo XVI a la actualidad. Este artículo intenta profundizar en sus diferentes fases históricas y aporta documentación inédita como las capitulaciones de su campanario con el arquitecto Josep Mínguez