Three Methods of Modelling the Virgin's Mantle in Early Itallan Painting

Muller, Norman

doi:10.1179/019713678806029166

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“…Copper compounds provide a wide range of colors, from various shades of blue to red, depending on their chemical state (oxidation states, crystal structures, ligands, etc. ). − Numerous historic pigments are copper-based, and artists’ treatises contain guidelines for their preparation and use (supported by modern analytical investigation), e.g., blue azurite (Cu 3 (CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2 ) for Mary in Christian depictions. − Because of the varying interpretation of these historical synthesis descriptions, these pigments provide interesting and challenging real world, artistic, and historic examples for students.…”

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Multidisciplinary Learning: Redox Chemistry and Pigment History

2018

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The interface of art and science provides a broad range of educational and collaborative projects at various learning stages. Therefore, the use of historic artists’ materials for teaching chemistry is receiving more attention. We prepared and used copper acetate (verdigris pigment) for a series of interconnected, lab-based activities, which can be applied to high-school-level chemistry, to undergraduate general chemistry, and further to heritage conservation science research for emerging art conservators. The synthesis and degradation processes of artists’ materials like this pigment allow instructors to illustrate scientific concepts like redox chemistry, while extending the vision of science to arenas beyond the classroom.

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Multidisciplinary Learning: Redox Chemistry and Pigment History

2018

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The construction and painting of a large Castilian retable: a study of techniques and workshop practices

Hodge¹,

Spring²,

Marchant³

1998

Studies in Conservation

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The role of water in the restoration of paintings

Marchettini¹,

Magrini²,

Guiducci³

et al. 2010

Int. J. DNE

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Cleaning old paintings has always been a major problem, because aqueous solutions may dissolve pigments. We succeeded in cleaning some precious old paintings of Siena using aqueous products. This success encourages us to clean a Lorenzetti masterpiece in the near future. The techniques used and a possible explanation of the surprising result are discussed in the light of recent insights into the physics of water.

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Three Methods of Modelling the Virgin's Mantle in Early Itallan Painting

Cited by 3 publications

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Multidisciplinary Learning: Redox Chemistry and Pigment History

Multidisciplinary Learning: Redox Chemistry and Pigment History

The construction and painting of a large Castilian retable: a study of techniques and workshop practices

The role of water in the restoration of paintings

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