2023
DOI: 10.1186/s40494-023-00861-3
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Rethinking Jacques-Louis David’s Marat assassiné through material evidences

Abstract: Marat assassiné (Murdered Marat), one of the most famous masterpieces painted by Jacques-Louis David in 1793 has been investigated in situ by means of non-invasive and complementary analytical and imaging techniques. The overall material and technical information collected on this occasion led to important discoveries on the iconic picture of the French revolution. Following the identification of the palette used by David, we have shown the relationship between Marat assassiné and another David’s painting. Fea… Show more

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“…The pre-restoration analysis is an invaluable contribution, setting objective data on the quality and nature of the original and restoration materials and degradation processes, leading us on a parallel path that confirms and enriches the information reported on the documents in our possession. In the long life of an artwork, the conservation events are difficult to reconstruct [7,8], on one hand, because the news is often fragmentary and inaccurate, and, on the other, because it is not possible to see beyond the mere aesthetic aspect through only visual inspection. In addition to the normal degradation to which the constituent materials are subjected, we have to deal with clumsy and invasive interventions and inadequate maintenance work.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The pre-restoration analysis is an invaluable contribution, setting objective data on the quality and nature of the original and restoration materials and degradation processes, leading us on a parallel path that confirms and enriches the information reported on the documents in our possession. In the long life of an artwork, the conservation events are difficult to reconstruct [7,8], on one hand, because the news is often fragmentary and inaccurate, and, on the other, because it is not possible to see beyond the mere aesthetic aspect through only visual inspection. In addition to the normal degradation to which the constituent materials are subjected, we have to deal with clumsy and invasive interventions and inadequate maintenance work.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this sense, when a PB15 is detected in the original paint layers of an art work, the possibility of it to be created before 1935 may be discarded. Additionally, there is a special interest in the identification of CuPc blue pigment in the art conservation field 174 . Main conservation issues are related to the sensitivity of pigments to certain solvents.…”
Section: Copper Phthalocyanine Blue: a Brief Overviewmentioning
confidence: 99%