Notice catalographique « A technical analysis of a painting on a copper support in the style of Guido Reni (1575-1642) »
- Titre
- A technical analysis of a painting on a copper support in the style of Guido Reni (1575-1642)
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Tremblay, Annick
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2020
- Collation
- vii, 63 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- The aim of this research was the analysis of an oil on copper painting that was possibly painted by Italian painter Guido Reni (1575-1642), with the purpose of obtaining information about its materials and construction technique and finding any possible similarities with paintings by Reni or his studio. Non-destructive and micro-invasive methods were selected to characterise the painting’s components and its copper support. Non-destructive analyses included photodocumentation (normal light, raking light, ultraviolet radiation, infrared reflectography, Xradiography, electron-emission radiography [EER]) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF). Microinvasive analyses included Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and polarised light microscopy (PLM). XRF provided preliminary results about the elemental composition of the copper panel and the pigments – lead white and an arsenic-containing pigment such as cinnabar – but the information was limited due to the interference with the metallic substrate. FTIR provided further evidence about the pigments, especially earth pigments, a natural resin as a possible binder and confirmed the presence of copper carboxylate, a deterioration product of copper. Interestingly, no peak for drying oils was found, thus demonstrating the necessity of further analysis with gas chromatography – mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) to refine the results. All samples were then examined under PLM to characterise all found pigments. This study confirmed the use of Prussian blue, a pigment traditionally found in historical paintings from the late 1730s onward, therefore eliminating Guido Reni as a potential artist. Unfortunately, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy could not be carried out as planned due to the limited access to laboratories during the COVID-19 crisis.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2020
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Painting - Attribution
- Painting - Analysis
- Pigments - Testing
- Copper - Testing
- Copper painting - Analysis
- Copper painting - Conservation and restoration
- Peinture - Attribution
- Peinture - Analyse
- Cuivre - Essais
- Pigments - Essais
- Peinture sur cuivre - Analyse
- Peinture sur cuivre - Conservation et restauration
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- ND 1637 T74 2020
- Clé
- 19916
- Collection
- Catalogue