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The 8th round table on ancient polychromy (Paris, 2016)

, 2021
On 15-16 November 2016, in front of a large audience, the Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France (C2RMF) hosted the eighth international round table on ancient polychromy, organized with the support of the Université Paris I-Panthéon
Prost, Francis, Jeammet, Violaine, Bourgeois, Brigitte   +2 more
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Towards a “Polychrome History” of Greek and Roman Sculpture [PDF]

Journal of Art Historiography, 2016
In the early twenty-first century, the polychromy of ancient sculpture has been presented at many exhibitions and discussed in a large number of specialized publications.
Bente Kiilerich
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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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Arianna's Palette: A Diagnostic Study of the Painting Walls of the Domus of Arianna in Pompeii

Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 2, Page 261-273, April 2026.
ABSTRACT The House of Arianna, also known as the House of Colored Capitals, represents, with its 1700 m2 of floor space, one of the most majestic examples of a residence within the Pompeii archaeological site. The research developed within the project “Cultural Heritage Active Innovation for Sustainable Society—CHANGES” reports the outcomes of the ...
Maria Verde, Alberto De Bonis, Claudia Di Benedetto, Diego Di Martire, Ersilia Fiore, Francesco Izzo, Renata Picone, Leopoldo Repola, Lia Romano, Vincenzo Morra   +9 more
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Thickness Calculation of Pigment Layers and Gold Leaves Using XRF and MA‐XRF Data

X-Ray Spectrometry, Volume 55, Issue 2, Page 335-348, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT In this work, XRF and MA‐XRF data were used to estimate the thickness of Chromium Oxide (Cr₂O₃) pigment and gold leaf applied over Lead White (2PbCO3.Pb(OH)2). The thickness determination was based on the differential attenuation of the Pb‐Lα and Pb‐Lβ characteristic X‐rays, which allows correlating the overlying material layer with the Pb(Lα ...
Renato Pereira de Freitas, Ana Letícia Castro de Oliveira, André Rocha Pimenta, Elicardo Alves de Souza Gonçalves, Valter de Souza Felix, Marcelo Oliveira Pereira, Leandro Oliveira Pereira, Rafael Barreto Almada, Raysa Costa Nardes, Marcelino dos Anjos   +9 more
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Characterization by Different Non‐Invasive Methods Artworks From Brazilian Modernist Painters Tarsila Do Amaral and Anita Malfatti

X-Ray Spectrometry, Volume 55, Issue 1, Page 136-147, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT In this study, four paintings by the Brazilian artists Tarsila do Amaral and Anita Malfatti were analyzed using x‐ray fluorescence (XRF) and macro‐x‐ray fluorescence (MA‐XRF) scanning. The analyzed artworks by Tarsila do Amaral were “Autorretrato com vestido laranja” (1921) and “Figura Só” (1930), while the investigated paintings by Anita ...
Valter Felix, Hellen Cristine Santos, Elizabeth Kajiya, Mônica Parma, André Pimenta, Isolda de Castro Mendes, Aline Assumpção, Rafael Almada, Elicardo Gonçalves, Renato Freitas   +9 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., Serrão, vitor, Barrocas Dias, Cristina, Dias, Tiago, Portela, Michéle, Crespo, M. Teresa, Dias, Luis, Oliveira, Maria, Candeias, António, Costa, Sónia, Manhita, Ana, Cardoso, Ana   +11 more
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Preserving the Polychromy of Antiquity: An Analysis of Collections Stewardship and Colored Classical Antiquity Sculptures [PDF]

, 2022
Over the past centuries, scholars have worked to understand that the remaining pristine white marble of ancient Greece and Rome was once brightly colored.
D\u27Angelo, Angelina
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Pigment Analysis in Paintings by the Brazilian Artist Di Cavalcanti Using IRR and MA‐XRF

X-Ray Spectrometry, Volume 54, Issue 6, Page 735-746, November/December 2025.
ABSTRACT This study analyses the pictorial materials used by the renowned Brazilian artist Di Cavalcanti (1897–1976) in two modern oil paintings on canvas from 1962, part of the collection at the Chácara do Céu Museum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This analysis was carried out using imaging: visible light imaging and infrared reflectography (IRR), as well
Raysa Nardes, Andre Pimenta, Valter Felix, Nilton Thaumaturgo, Claudia Souza, Rafael Almada, Renato Freitas   +6 more
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Colour shifts: On methodologies in research on the polychromy of Greek and Roman sculpture [PDF]

, 2017
The article offers a partial overview of methodologies of research on the polychromy of Greek and Roman sculpture. The character of the evidence requires an interdisciplinary approach. This evidence is briefly presented, after which aspects of the actual
Østergaard, Jan Stubbe
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