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The “oro di metà” Gilding in the Fifteenth-Century: A Multi-Analytical Investigation

open access: yesHeritage, 2019
Few and fragmentary is the information regarding the “oro di metà„ (halfway gold) gilding due to the low probability of finding it in paintings as well as its short durability because of tarnishing.
Iacopo Osticioli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Chemical Composition and Micro Morphology of Golden Laminae in the Wall Painting “La Maestà” by Simone Martini: A Study by Optical Microscopy, XRD, FESEM-EDS and ToF-SIMS

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2019
The chemical characterization of gilding decorations in works of art is fundamental in order to elucidate the techniques and materials used by the artists.
Andrea Atrei   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wooden Scabbard with Metal Plates оf Bayanovo Burial Ground of the Lomovatka Culture Archaeological Culture: results of chemical and technological study

open access: yesАрхеология евразийских степей, 2022
The Bayanovo burial ground dating from the IX – first half of the X centuries is one of the most interesting medieval sites of Perm Cis-Urals . At the moment it is the most studied burial site of Lomovatovo archaeological culture (527 burials have been ...
Podosenova Yulia A.   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Examining the Role and Presence of the Law of Proximity of Prägnanz in the Editing of the Qur'an (Case Study: Qajar Version of the Gilded Qur'an from Tabriz Central Library) [PDF]

open access: yesکتابداری و اطلاع‌رسانی, 2023
Objective: As a principle in the communication system between visual elements and the visual perception of the audience, the effective law of proximity of Prägnanz creates a two-way communication that facilitates the process of perception.
Farnoosh Shamili, Fatemeh Ghafoorifar
doaj   +1 more source

Multi-analytical approach to the study of mecca gilding technique

open access: yes, 2021
Meccatura is a type of historical gilding technique, which consists in the application of a coloured varnish on burnished metal surfaces (silver or tin foil) with the aim to both imitate the golden surface and to protect the metal from tarnishing.
A. Chaban   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Gilders in Santafé (Bogotá) and Quito in the 17th Century: Makers, Works and Trustors

open access: yesHistoria y Sociedad, 2018
This paper discusses the activity of gilders in two major artistic centers of the north of the Virreinato del Perú during the 17th century: Santafé (Bogotá, Colombia) and Quito.
Ángel Justo Estebaranz   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Slow Violence, Bergsonian Time and Climate Change. Contemporary Photographs of the Rhône Glacier

open access: yesParse Journal, 2023
Climate change is facing a crisis of representation. Visual culture has a temporal bias towards spectacular violence, instantaneous and explosive, leaving no means with which to document slow-moving disasters in the image-driven world.
Ruby Gilding
doaj  

Gilding and painting: the artistic polyvalence of the gilders masters in Lisbon during the age of the baroque

open access: yesConservar Património, 2015
The artistic versatility of the gilding masters of the baroque period in Lisbon is fully documented on the work contracts and accounting books of the many brotherhoods, religious orders and other commissioners.
Sílvia Ferreira
doaj   +1 more source

Revealing the Materials, Painting Techniques, and State of Preservation of a Heavily Altered Early 19th Century Greek Icon through MA-XRF

open access: yesHeritage, 2023
Macroscopic X-ray fluorescence analysis (MA-XRF) is a non-destructive analytical technique that allows for the rapid and thorough investigation of paintings; therefore, it is nowadays increasingly involved in relevant studies.
Georgios P. Mastrotheodoros   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol for the Analysis of Cross-Sections from Gilded Surfaces

open access: yesHeritage, 2021
This paper describes the protocol currently used at the Victoria and Albert Museum for the scientific analysis of water, oil and lacquer gilding in cultural heritage objects.
Lucia Burgio, Thomas Gregory
doaj   +1 more source

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