Identifying art forgeries by radiocarbon dating microgram quantities of artists’ paints

Hodgins, Gregory W. L.

doi:10.1073/pnas.1907933116

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“…This article by Hendricks on accelerator mass spectrometry gained attention from Hodgins (2019) who pointed out several drawbacks of such dating, in particular involving contemporary art. Radioactive 14 C is naturally generated from 14 N upon bombardment of cosmic and solar rays.…”

Section: Forgerymentioning

confidence: 99%

Mass spectrometry in art conservation—With focus on paintings

Smoluch

Sobczyk

Szewczyk

et al. 2021

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

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Conservation of historic artifacts has been a multidisciplinary field from its very beginning. Traditionally, it has been and still is associated with the history of art. It applies knowledge from technical and basic sciences, adapting their solutions to its goals. At present, however, a new tendency is clearly emerging—scientific research is starting to play an increasingly important role not only as a service, but also by proposing new solutions both in the traditional conservation areas and in new areas of conservation activities. The above trend opens up new perspectives for the field of preservation of our heritage but may also create new threats. Therefore, the conservators' caution in introducing new technologies should always be justified; after all, they are responsible for the effects of any activities on the historic objects. This, quite selective review, discusses application of mass spectrometry techniques for the detection of various components that are important to the conservators of our heritage with particular focus on paintings. The text also contains some basic knowledge of technical details to introduce the methodology to a broader group of professionals.

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Section: Forgerymentioning

confidence: 99%