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Radiocarbon dating of lead white: novel application in the study of polychrome sculpture [PDF]

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Recently, radiocarbon dating underwent considerable technological advances allowing unprecedented sample size downscaling. These achievements introduced novel opportunities in dating cultural heritage objects.
Sara Sá   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Brightly Colored to Stay in the Dark. Revealing of the Polychromy of the Lot Sarcophagus in the Catacomb of San Sebastiano in Rome

open access: yesHeritage, 2020
The Lot Sarcophagus is one of the most relevant funerary sculptures of late antiquity (mid-4th century AC). Some of the remarkable aspects are the following (i) it is still preserved in situ; (ii) most of the carved scenes are rarities or unicum; (iii ...
Susanna Bracci   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Polychromy in Ancient Greek Sculpture: New Scientific Research on an Attic Funerary Stele at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

open access: yesApplied Sciences (Switzerland), 2023
Polychromy in Ancient Greek Sculpture was the subject of the exhibition Chroma: Ancient Greek Sculpture in Color, held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met), New York, in 2022–2023.
Elena Basso, Federico Caro
exaly   +3 more sources

AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF ARCHITECTURAL POLYCHROMY

open access: yesАрхитектон, 2021
Increasing scales of construction, reconstruction and major renovation work make it possible to develop a color image for the urban environment, apply an integrated approach to city colorscape treatment and harmonize the existing environment.
Dubov Igor A.   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

GC/MS and proteomics to unravel the painting history of the lost Giant Buddhas of Bāmiyān (Afghanistan). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS One, 2017
A chemical investigation of the organic paint binders of the Giant Buddhas of Bāmiyān was performed using an analytical approach based on mass spectrometry, combining traditional gas chromatography/mass spectrometry protocols with advanced proteomics ...
Lluveras-Tenorio A   +7 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

La polychromie baroque en Roussillon [PDF]

open access: yesLocus Amoenus, 2003
Contrairement à la sculpture, la polychromie des retables entièrement sculptés roussillonais (1650-1730) n'a pas fait l'objet d'études d'ensemble. Nous souhaitons ici jeter les premières bases de cette étude à venir en trois moments. La première concerne
Lugand, Julien
core   +5 more sources

Unveiling the Artistry of Juan Martínez Montañés: Carving and Polychromy in the Santa Clara Church Altarpiece

open access: yesHeritage
Juan Martínez Montañés was one of the most important sculptors and altarpiece architects of the Spanish Golden Age. The restoration of the Santa Clara church in Seville has presented a unique opportunity to study the main altarpiece, crafted by Montañés ...
Anabelle Križnar   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Les figurines de Tarse. Partie I. Contexte historique et spécificités techniques

open access: yesPallas, 2023
On the site of Mount Gözlükule in Tarsus (Cilicia) were discovered since the middle of the 19th century more than 2000 figurines in contexts of houses, tombs and workshops.
Isabelle Hasselin Rous
doaj   +1 more source

Les figurines de Tarse. Partie III. Étude matérielle et analyses physico-chimiques

open access: yesPallas, 2023
The material study of about twenty figurines from Tarsus concerns the characterization of the terracotta support and the analysis of the polychromy. The clay paste, rich in calcium, is homogeneous within the corpus; its analysis is sometimes polluted by ...
Yannick Vandenberghe   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Minerva in Colours: First Results on a Polychrome Roman Sculpture from Carnuntum (Pannonia)

open access: yesHeritage, 2023
This paper presents the first results of a current interdisciplinary research project on the polychromy of Roman provincial stone artefacts in selected areas of the Danubian provinces (PolychroMon).
Gabrielle Kremer   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

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