Spectroscopic examination of a Dutch genre oil painting

ANYL 251

Amanda J. Norbutus, amanda.norbutus@villanova.edu and Anthony F. Lagalante, anthony.lagalante@villanova.edu. Department of Chemistry, Villanova University, 800 Lancaster Avenue, Villanova, PA 19085
A variety of analytical techniques have been used to authenticate a 17th century Dutch genre oil painting (on canvas glued to panel) in collaboration with Winterthur and the University of Delaware Art Conservation Department. Preliminary, non-destructive elemental analysis by XRF indicates that the pigments are not in conflict with the pigments commonly during the period. Pigment cross-sections will be taken and analyzed by SEM-EDX, Raman, and FTIR microscopy and the varnish will be analyzed by LC-MS. Infrared reflectography and x-ray photography will be used to study the underdrawing and pentimenti. Working together with art historians the analytical results will be assimilated into a theory regarding the working methods of the artist and the painting's provenance in 17th century Netherlandish art.
 

General Posters
7:00 PM-9:00 PM, Sunday, August 19, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Poster

Sci-Mix
8:00 PM-10:00 PM, Monday, August 20, 2007 BCEC -- Exhibit Hall - B2, Sci-Mix

Division of Analytical Chemistry

The 234th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA, August 19-23, 2007