Non-destructive analysis of pigments in a triptych by Marten de Vos |
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| Authors: | Anabelle Kriznar Kilian Laclavetine Valme Muñoz Miguel Ángel Respaldiza Mercedes Vega |
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| Institution: | 1. Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), University of Seville (Junta de Andalucía, CSIC), Seville, Spainakriznar@us.es;3. Centro Nacional de Aceleradores (CNA), University of Seville (Junta de Andalucía, CSIC), Seville, Spain;4. Museo de Bellas Artes de Sevilla, Seville, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The Fine Arts Museum in Seville conserves an especially wide group of paintings from the 16th century Spanish art, among which one of the highest importance is a triptych attributed to Marten de Vos. One of the panels was recently restored, which opened a possibility for its material and technical analysis. For this research, only non-destructive techniques have been used: ultraviolet light, infrared reflectography, and X-ray fluorescence. The ultraviolet exam showed wide areas of later interventions, which were confirmed by X-ray fluorescence results. By infrared reflectography it was possible to observe under-drawings and some pentimenti. The X-ray fluorescence results identified inorganic pigments, common for that period of time: lead white, yellow, and red ochres, lead–tin yellow, vermilion, a green copper based pigment, azurite, smalt as De Vos’s basic blue pigment, umber, and an organic black pigment, probably bone black. |
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| Keywords: | 16th century Marten de Vos non-destructive analysis pigments under-drawings |
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