Art Conservation
Art Conservation Workshop Videos
Watch videos of the talks from our workshop at the National Gallery.
Operation Nightwatch at the Rijksmuseum
An innovative exhibition and research project, where the public can watch researchers studying Rembrandt’s painting “The Night Watch” with scientific techniques including micro-XRF.
National Gallery in London
The National Gallery in London used micro-XRF to reveal a hidden sketch on a Leonardo da Vinci painting, which is the focus of their exhibition: “Leonardo: Experience a Masterpiece”.
Saint Vincent Panels
Micro-XRF was used in a 3 year restoration project on the Saint Vincent Panels (~1450s). Element mapping provided information about the pigments used, and revealed previous restoration efforts. These images were taken using the Bruker Crono.
Raman in Art Conservation
Multivariate analysis of Raman spectra of carbonaceous black drawing media was used for in-situ identification of historic art materials, in this study in the Journal of Raman Spectroscopy by the Department of Paper Conservation at the Getty Museum. Read the article…
