Multi-Technique Characterization of Painting Drawings of the Pictorial Cycle at the San Panfilo Church in Tornimparte (AQ)
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. OM Measurements
2.2.2. SEM-EDS Measurements
2.2.3. XRD Measurements
2.2.4. Raman and µ-Raman Measurements
2.2.5. FT-IR Measurements
2.2.6. ICP-MS Measurements
2.2.7. TIMS Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Panel A “Il Bacio di Giuda e la Cattura di Cristo”
Sample ID | P2O5 | MgO | Al2O3 | SiO2 | SO3 | Cl | K2O | CaO | FeO | CuO | ZnO |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SG_19 Greenish layer | - | 3.58 | 1.89 | 12.33 | 3.83 | - | - | 17.75 | 3.02 | 55.54 | - |
SG_19 Blue layer | - | 1.84 | 1.29 | 13.27 | 1.96 | - | 1.38 | 41.76 | 3.24 | 34.50 | - |
SG_20 Blue layer | - | 1.54 | - | 10.99 | 2.14 | - | 0.90 | 45.24 | - | 38.48 | - |
SG_21A A blue layer | - | - | 2.01 | 20.10 | 3.44 | - | - | 5.70 | 2.06 | 7.49 | 58.43 |
SG_21A A layer, black grains | 29.93 | - | - | - | 3.04 | - | - | 36.19 | - | - | 30.13 |
SG_21A B layer, blue grains | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.06 | - | 98.94 | - |
SG_22 Greenish layer | - | 1.86 | 1.68 | 4.77 | - | 24.73 | 0.63 | 4.95 | - | 61.38 | - |
Sample ID | Quartz | Calcite | Plagioclase | Mica | Malachite | Chlorite | Atacamite |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SG_19 | tr | - | - | - | XXX | - | - |
SG_22 | XX | X | X | tr | - | tr | tr |
3.2. Panel D “Compianto sul Cristo Morto”
3.3. Panel E “Resurrezione”
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Size (cm) | Sampling Area | Description | Methods of Analysis |
---|---|---|---|---|
SG_18B | 0.5 | Panel A | Yellow-orange pictorial layer, whitish preparation/priming sample taken along an existing gap | Raman |
SG_19 | 0.5 | Panel A | Detail of a leaf—Original area (green pictorial layer on a brown-red layer taken up to white plaster support) | OM, SEM-EDS, XRD |
SG_20 | 0.5 | Panel A | Original area (blue pictorial layer on a brown-red layer + fragments of plaster below) | OM, SEM-EDS, XRD |
SG_21A | 0.6 | Panel A | Blue pattern above the window—Original area (blue pictorial layer on a brown-red layer + fragments of plaster below) | OM, SEM-EDS, XRD |
SG_22 | 0.6 | Panel A | Sky, green pattern—Original area (green pictorial layer, due to degradation of an originally light-blue layer, on a red-brown layer (fragments of underlying plaster) | OM, SEM-EDS, XRD |
SG_23B | 0.6 | Panel A | Sky—Area with drops and probable alterations (light-blue pictorial layer) | µ-Raman, FT-IR |
SG_24 | 0.5 | Panel A | Landscape, area contiguous to the window—Brown-green pictorial layer + white preparation/priming taken along a gap | Raman |
SG_31 | 0.5 | Panel A | Blue pictorial layer + white preparation/priming and sampling carried out in correspondence with a gap | Raman |
SG_25B | 0.6 | Panel D | Sky, upper portion—Blue pictorial layer on a brown-red layer + fragments of plaster below | µ-Raman, FT-IR |
SG_27B | 0.5 | Panel D | Light-blue/yellow pictorial layer + white preparation/priming | Raman |
SG_28B | 0.6 | Panel D | Dark-green pictorial layer + plaster fragments. The area also features glazed pictorial additions | µ-Raman, FT-IR |
SG_33 | 0.6 | Panel E | Purple pictorial layer (area affected by protective agents that make the surface shiny with a “wax” effect) + plaster fragments | µ-Raman, FT-IR |
SG_45B | 0.5 | Panel E | Detail of the drapery of the loincloth of the risen Christ—White pictorial layer applied on an underlying pictorial surface | ICP-MS, TIMS |
Sample ID | Element | Concentration [mg·kg−1] | Concentration [%] |
SG_45B | Na | 265 | 0.03 |
Mg | 2100 | 0.2 | |
Ca | 62,000 | 6.2 | |
Fe | 1000 | 0.1 | |
Cu | 74 | 0.007 | |
Zn | 520 | 0.05 | |
Ba | 1000 | 0.1 | |
Pb | 450 | 0.045 |
Sample | 207Pb/206Pb | 208Pb/206Pb | 206Pb/204Pb | 207Pb/204Pb | 208Pb/204Pb |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SG45B | 0.8529 ± 0.0003 | 2.0900 ± 0.0007 | 18.26 ± 0.03 | 15.57 ± 0.03 | 38.16 ± 0.07 |
Férols, Montgaillard (France) | 0.8525 | 2.0903 | 18.33 | 15.63 | 38.32 |
Lastours, Montagne Noire (France) | 0.8535 | 2.0910 | 18.36 | 15.67 | 38.39 |
Cevennes, Massif Central (France) | 0.8519 | 2.0915 | 18.36 | 15.64 | 38.40 |
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Briani, F.; Caridi, F.; Ferella, F.; Gueli, A.M.; Marchegiani, F.; Nisi, S.; Paladini, G.; Pecchioni, E.; Politi, G.; Santo, A.P.; et al. Multi-Technique Characterization of Painting Drawings of the Pictorial Cycle at the San Panfilo Church in Tornimparte (AQ). Appl. Sci. 2023, 13, 6492. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116492
Briani F, Caridi F, Ferella F, Gueli AM, Marchegiani F, Nisi S, Paladini G, Pecchioni E, Politi G, Santo AP, et al. Multi-Technique Characterization of Painting Drawings of the Pictorial Cycle at the San Panfilo Church in Tornimparte (AQ). Applied Sciences. 2023; 13(11):6492. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116492
Chicago/Turabian StyleBriani, Francesca, Francesco Caridi, Francesco Ferella, Anna Maria Gueli, Francesca Marchegiani, Stefano Nisi, Giuseppe Paladini, Elena Pecchioni, Giuseppe Politi, Alba Patrizia Santo, and et al. 2023. "Multi-Technique Characterization of Painting Drawings of the Pictorial Cycle at the San Panfilo Church in Tornimparte (AQ)" Applied Sciences 13, no. 11: 6492. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116492
APA StyleBriani, F., Caridi, F., Ferella, F., Gueli, A. M., Marchegiani, F., Nisi, S., Paladini, G., Pecchioni, E., Politi, G., Santo, A. P., Stella, G., & Venuti, V. (2023). Multi-Technique Characterization of Painting Drawings of the Pictorial Cycle at the San Panfilo Church in Tornimparte (AQ). Applied Sciences, 13(11), 6492. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116492