Development of new imaging techniques for the study and interpretation of late Rembrandt paintings

Development of new imaging techniques for the study and interpretation of late Rembrandt paintings

Noble, Petria (Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis)
van Loon, A. (TU Delft OLD Virtual Materials and Mechanics; Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis)
van der Snickt, G.R. (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Janssens, Koen (Universiteit Antwerpen)
Alfeld, Matthias (Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY)
Dik, J. (TU Delft OLD Virtual Materials and Mechanics)

Bridgland, Janet (editor)

2014

Recent macro-XRF scanning of Rembrandt’s Selfportrait from 1669 in the Mauritshuis – as part of the ReVisRembrandt project – has revealed significant
new information about the pigments and build-up of the painting. The elemental distribution maps make clear that the umber-rich ground plays a very important role in the final appearance of this painting, information that is highly relevant for the study of this self-portrait, as well as many other late Rembrandt paintings. It was also possible and infrared imaging, it is anticipated macro-XRF
scanning will become an important diagnostic tool for conservators and art historians alike. to image the presence of organic lakes (by means of the potassium map) and bone black (by means of the calcium and phosphorus maps) in the upper paint layers. In addition to conventional investigative techniques, such as x-radiography and infrared imaging, it is anticipated macro-XRF scanning will become an important diagnostic tool for conservators and art historians alike.

imaging techniques
non-invasive investigation
macro-XRF scanning
late Rembrandt
17th‑century painting technique
Rembrandt self-portraits

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International Council of Museums, Paris, France

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ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference Preprints: Building strong culture through conservation

ICOM-CC 17th Triennial Conference, 2014-09-15 → 2014-09-19, Melbourne, Australia

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conference paper

© 2014 Petria Noble, A. van Loon, G.R. van der Snickt, Koen Janssens, Matthias Alfeld, J. Dik