Notice catalographique « Technical analysis of a portrait of Paolo Giovio on a wooden panel »
- Titre
- Technical analysis of a portrait of Paolo Giovio on a wooden panel
- Auteur ou éditeur
- Chedrina, Marina
- Queen's University (Kingston, ON)
- Lieu de publication
- Kingston, ON
- Maison d'édition
- Queen's University
- Date de publication
- 2020
- Collation
- 49 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), charts, tables
- Série
- Queen's Master in Art Conservation
- Résumé
- Paolo Giovio lived in the 16th century Italy and was one of the most influential men of his time. He was the personal physician of cardinals and Popes, Bishop of Como, professor at the Roman University, historian, and a famous art collector. He collected portraits of illustrious figures in history from antiquity up to the 16th century from all over the world; by the time of his death, there were nearly 500 portraits in his collection. He also built a museum on Lake Como in order to house the extensive collection of artworks. But in the early 17th century, the villa was destroyed and its contents, including the collection of portraits were dispersed among his numerous relatives and eventually sold out of the family. Thus, the original collection was lost, however many series of copies remain. The most well-known series, ordered by Cosimo I de’Medici and painted by Cristofano dell’Altissimo, known as the ‘Giovio Series’, has been displayed at the Uffizi Gallery since 1587. Another series of copies, comprising 39 portraits dating from the beginning of the 1600s is at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. The portraits vary in quality and appear to be the works of different artists. But the dimensions of all the portrait are the same (22.8 x 16.8 cm); they are all painted on hardwood panels and have similar compositions. These parameters link them to the portrait of Paolo Giovio. It is known that the paintings were in the possession of William Roscoe, Liverpool-based historian and art collector until 1820. But when an inventory of his household was taken, it recorded that he owned 40 such portraits. Could the portrait of Paolo Giovio be the one that is missing from the collection? This research work was dedicated to the characterization of the materials of the portrait of Paolo Giovio and attempted to attribute the painting to one of the known series. In the analyses of the materials’ compositions, emphasis was placed on non-destructive and non-invasive methods. The investigation began with photographic examination, such as visible light photography, ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence, infrared reflectography, and X-radiography, followed by portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF), for elemental analysis of the ground and pigments. Micro-samples were taken in order to be analyzed with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) to identify binders and coatings. The results showed that the materials applied were common for the 17th century North Italian school and the painting could indeed come from the same workshop as the Walker Art Gallery portraits.
- Notes
- Thesis (M.A.) -- Queen's University, 2020
- Langue
- English = Anglais
- Sujet
- Painting - Analysis
- Painting - Testing
- Painting - Attribution
- Panel painting - 16th century - Expertising
- Panel painting - 16th century - Conservation and restoration
- Peinture - Analyse
- Peinture - Essais
- Peinture - Attribution
- Peinture sur panneau - 16e siècle - Expertise
- Peinture sur panneau - 16e siècle - Conservation et restauration
- Pays
- Canada
- Type de document
- Monograph = Monographie
- Localisation
- ND 1575 C34 2020
- Clé
- 20070
- Collection
- Catalogue