Non-destructive techniques used during the restoration of the relief “Madonna and Child” by Jacopo Sansovino

Buccolieri, Alessandro; Buccolieri, Giovanni; Castellano, Alfredo; Colosso, Pietro Quarta; Miotto, Lidiana

doi:10.1007/s00339-015-9226-9

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“…The variety of materials and the complexity of the structure make it necessary to use a multianalytic approach to understand the technology of these sculptures. Radiography [12,27] and computerized tomography [10,28,29] are the preferred technique for the non-invasive investigation of the internal structure. Endoscopy also offers this kind of information, but it is applicable only to hollowed sculptures that, due to their condition, allow the insertion of the camera [30].…”

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“…Endoscopy also offers this kind of information, but it is applicable only to hollowed sculptures that, due to their condition, allow the insertion of the camera [30]. Microscopic and spectroscopic methods enable the study of the polychrome surface [27,31,32]. The research published so far indicates that the artists followed the European tradition: gypsum and animal glue for the ground layer and pigments (e.g., lead white, azurite, vermilion, minium) mixed with siccative oils, and in a very few cases, animal glue, as a binder.…”

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Holy Corn. Interdisciplinary Study of a Mexican 16th-Century Polychrome Maize Stem, Paper, and Colorín Wood Sculpture

Balbas

Sánchez-Rodríguez²,

Ramírez³

2021

Heritage

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Maize stem sculptures, produced during the 16th and 17th centuries in New Spain (today, Mexico) are a clear example of the convergence of the artistic traditions from the American indigenous populations and European influence. This typology of sculptures is not limited to the Americas, as the examples found in European countries have shown. Therefore, a detailed technological investigation is required to correctly classify them. This work presents the interdisciplinary and multianalytical investigation of a 16th-century sculpture made with a maize stem preserved in Guadalajara city, Mexico. We used a set of techniques, such as CT, SEM-EDX, μ-FTIR, and μ-Raman, to study, from a macro to a micro level, the structure, the polychromy, and the modification of the sculpture. The results showed the use of maize stems, paper, and wood in the construction of the sculpture and the use of the traditional polychromy, as well as the numerous modifications that changed its appearance considerably resulting in its misclassification. We were able to associate the statue with the Cortés workshop (Mexico City region), probably produced in the decade of 1580, and track its liturgical use and historical development through the centuries.

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