Results of the Italian neu_ART project

Re, Alessandro; Albertin, Fauzia; Bortolin, Cristina; Brancaccio, Rosa; Buscaglia, Paola; Corsi, Jacopo; Cotto, G.; Dughera, G.; Durisi, Elisabetta Alessandra; Ferrarese, Walter; Gambaccini, M.; Giovagnoli, A.; Grassi, N.; Giudice, A. Lo; Mereu, Paolo; Mila, G.; Nervo, M.; Pastrone, N.; Petrucci, F.; Prino, F.; Ramello, L.; Ravera, M.; Ricci, Chiara; Romero, A.; Sacchi, R.; Staiano, A.; Visca, L.; Zamprotta, Lorenzo

doi:10.1088/1757-899x/37/1/012007

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“…Computed tomography (CT) gives additional information on the wooden panels, as it allows for the acquisition of three dimensional data sets reconstructed from a series of X-ray radiographs [73][74][75]. CT data allows to visualize wormholes, cracks and other features of the internal structure of panel paintings.…”

Section: Radiography and Related Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…While the X-ray tube based instruments are too large to be easily transported into a gallery, an installation in a laboratory is possible and was realized in the Italian neu_ART project. This laboratory also contains facilities for conventional radiography of large paintings and X-ray tomography [75]. Energy resolved radiography can also be achieved by energy dispersive detection.…”

Section: Energy Resolved Radiographymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Mobile depth profiling and sub-surface imaging techniques for historical paintings—A review

Alfeld

Broekaert

2013

Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy

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Section: Radiography and Related Techniquesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Energy Resolved Radiographymentioning

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Mobile depth profiling and sub-surface imaging techniques for historical paintings—A review

Alfeld

Broekaert

2013

Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy

114

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“…A scanner suited for the digital radiography of large paintings has been developed at "La Venaria Reale", the restoration centre in Turin (Italy) by the research group of INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) and University of Turin [20,21]. But, in this case, the scanner is fixed because it is devoted to the use by restorers at the centre.…”

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confidence: 99%

A scanner for in situ X-ray radiography of large paintings: the case of “Paolo and Francesca” by G. Previati

et al. 2021

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A scanner for digital radiography of large paintings has been designed and developed, aimed to in situ performances. We report here the application to “Paolo and Francesca” ($$260 \times 230 \,\hbox {cm}^{2}$$ 260 × 230 cm 2 ), masterpiece by the Italian divisionist painter Gaetano Previati (1909). The scanner has given the whole radiography in 1137 X-ray shots, which were corrected for X-ray inhomogeneities and finally processed, minimizing the visual impact of the frame structure. The original version of the painting has been brought to the light, and it appears to be a further step in the evolution of the theme frequently experienced by the artist.

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“…In this paper we would like to present the application of a CT instrument [19] specifically designed for the analysis of Cultural Heritage materials. This instrument has been developed within the neu_ART project [20] and installed in the Centre for Conservation and Restoration "La Venaria Reale": although it has already demonstrated its reliability and usefulness for the analysis of large artworks [21], however, thanks to its versatility both in energies and geometry, it proved suitable for the analysis of artefacts from an archaeological excavation too.…”

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confidence: 99%

X-ray tomography of a soil block: a useful tool for the restoration of archaeological finds

Corsi

Demmelbauer

et al. 2015

Herit Sci

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Introduction: X-ray imaging is a very powerful tool which can be exploited in several fields. In the last few years, its use in archaeology has grown consistently. One of the most recent and interesting applications of computed X-ray tomography (CT) is the analysis of soil blocks, coming from excavations, in order to seek for finds of different kinds and materials possibly contained therein. For this purpose, both medical and industrial CT scanners have been employed. In this paper, the application of a CT instrument specifically designed and developed for the analysis of Cultural Heritage materials is presented. We analysed a soil block extracted from a necropolis in the Italian region of Abruzzo and probably dating back to the VI-IV century B.C., which was found to contain a bronze belt. Results: Thanks to the versatility of the CT equipment we designed, a complete scan has been obtained in less than four hours and has delivered extremely useful information in a completely non-invasive way. The CT dataset and images allowed a virtual extraction of the find to be performed before the actual stratigraphic recovery that, in this case, was simplified thanks to the merging of the archaeological evidences and with information coming from scientific analyses. The information provided by the tomography consisted in: the distribution, shape and dimensions of fragments composing the artefact; indications about its general conditions; the recognition of repairs done in the past and the presence of different materials (although not precisely identified). Conclusions: The use of CT has great potential for the work of both archaeologists and restorers. The indirect extraction of an artefact from an archaeological excavation, which entailed moving a soil block to the laboratory, allowed one to reconstruct almost all its parts and to collect information about materials. CT analysis has been particularly useful for determining both its conditions and its repairs before the actual recovery, thereby facilitating the restoration process. The recovery and conservation of an historical piece like the one presented here can help archaeological and conservation studies, enrich a museum collection and contribute to the dissemination of acquired cultural information.

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Results of the Italian neu_ART project

Cited by 16 publications

References 8 publications

Mobile depth profiling and sub-surface imaging techniques for historical paintings—A review

Mobile depth profiling and sub-surface imaging techniques for historical paintings—A review

A scanner for in situ X-ray radiography of large paintings: the case of “Paolo and Francesca” by G. Previati

X-ray tomography of a soil block: a useful tool for the restoration of archaeological finds

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