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Couleurs et polychromie dans l’Antiquité
Perspective, 2018 The perception of a classical antiquity draped entirely in white that formed over time in Western imagination has petered out. Though the first discoveries relating to the polychromy of Greek and Roman art go back to the nineteenth century, especially in
Adeline Grand-Clément
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CHIMIA, 2001 An investigation of the polychromy of the Virgin with Child, dated 1170, from the collection of the Swiss National Museum, was carried out in the laboratory of conservation research at the Swiss National Museum in collaboration with the ETH ...
Marie Soares
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Revue Archéologique de l’Est, 2023 A fragment of a gallo-roman funerary stele, most likely from one of the necropolises of Les Bolards in Nuit-Saint-Georges (Côte-d’Or), or perhaps from Prémeaux (Côte-d’Or), has been found in the archaeological deposit of the site.
Marie-Anaïs Janin +3 more
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Integration of Micro‐CT and XRF Mapping for Multimodal 3D Analysis of Polychrome Wooden Artifacts
X-Ray Spectrometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Over the past 5 years, computer applications have become crucial to archeological research. Since the 1990s, the focus has transitioned from data management tools to the development of virtual models. Recently, digital documentation of cultural heritage has gained considerable focus, with 3D modeling of objects.
Josiane E. Cavalcante +10 more
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“Flames Over Persepolis”: New Scientific Evidence Supporting Historical Perspectives
Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 421-433, June 2026.ABSTRACT This study investigates the burning of Persepolis Terrace, historically attributed to Alexander III in 330 bce. A review of classical accounts and excavation reports, combined with diagnostic surveys, confirms the fire's historicity and provides novel insights.
Maria Letizia Amadori +10 more
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God is in the detail. Gold, silver and polychromy
, 2016 The visible polychromy of a wooden sculpture representing St. John the Evangelist, from Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon (Portugal) presents several techniques that complement each other on the creation of a sumptuous estofado.
Oliveira, Maria J. +4 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 3, Page 512-526, June 2026.ABSTRACT Since 2000, archaeological excavations have brought to light the sanctuary of Athena in Castro (Apulia, Italy), including terracotta roofs dated between the 6th and 4th centuries bce. Based on their morphological and stylistic features, it is suggested that the terracotta items were manufactured in the Greek colony of Taras (modern Taranto ...
M. M. N. Franceschini +7 more
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George Gilbert Scott: A Pioneer of Constructional Polychromy?
, 2014 The dominant historical account of constructional polychromy in Britain describes its emergence in the fifteenth century as a by-product of the introduction of brick-making under Flemish influence.
Aidan Whelan
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The Deceptive Surface: Perception and Sculpture’s “Skin”
Images Re-Vues, 2017 In the eighteenth century, sculptors such as Antonio Canova often experimented with polychromy, using wax or grind water to subtly tint their figures’ flesh. In this article, I examine viewers’ discomfort with these surface treatments.
Christina Ferando
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The Nike of Samothrace’s presences during the XX and XXI centuries: mysteries and victories
thersites. Journal for Transcultural Presences & Diachronic Identities from Antiquity to Date, 2021 Despite its fame, the Winged Victory of Samothrace keeps on fascinating not only every visitor of the Louvre museum, but also the eye of the connoisseur.
Élise Pampanay
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