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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 ...
Miguel A Respaldiza   +2 more
exaly   +5 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
exaly   +4 more sources

Ancient Restoration in Roman Polychromy: Detecting Aesthetic Changes? [PDF]

open access: yesHeritage, 2022
Few instances of material evidence for ancient colour restorations have been documented over the last 20 years, during which time the scientific approach to the study of polychromy has been defined.
David Strivay   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

pXRF and Polychromy: Identifying Pigments on Limestone Statuary from the Roman Limes, Preliminary Results

open access: yesHeritage
This paper presents the preliminary results of an investigation on the unexplored topic of polychromy on provincial stone sculptures from the Roman provinces in Germania through the innovative application of heritage materials science techniques. A group
Louisa Campbell, Charleen Hack
exaly   +4 more sources

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

X-ray Fluorescence Analysis of Pigments in Gothic Frescoes, Coats of Arms, and Polychromy on Sculptures on the Triforium in St. Vitus Cathedral on the Territory of the Czech Kingdom in the 14th Century. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel), 2022
Pigments in the paints used for the coats of arms, polychromy on sculptures, and pigments in frescoes characterize not only the epoch but also individual creators or groups of artists involved in their creation.
Čechák T   +4 more
europepmc   +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

New Evidence about the Polychromy of Early Imperial Cycle from the Augusteum of Rusellae (Tuscany)

open access: yesHeritage, 2023
This study is concerned with recent analyses of seven marble statues from the imperial cycle of the Augusteum of Rusellae, in the south of Tuscany, Italy.
Susanna Bracci   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

A new approach to locate, characterise and restore in 3D polychromy of Apollo’s temple at Delphi (4th century B. C.)

open access: yesDigital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
In Ancient Greece, architecture and sculpture were painted. Nevertheless, the appearance of the colors used to decorate buildings remains largely unknown due to lack of evidence. The Temple of Apollo at Delphi, is no exception to this situation.
Aurélie Mounier   +2 more
exaly   +4 more sources

The polychromy in the treasury of the Wawel Cathedral by Józef Mehoffer, 1900-1902

open access: yesFolia Historica Cracoviensia, 2000
The article concerns the polychromy in the Wawel Cathedral painted by Józef Mehoffer (1900-1902).
Beata Studziżba
doaj   +2 more sources

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