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Discovering “The Italian Flag” by Fernando Melani (1907–1985).
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Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular & Biomolecular Spectroscopy . Nov2016, Vol. 168, p52-59. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In the occasion of the celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the founding of Italy (1861–2011), it was decided to analyse the artwork “ The Italian Flag ” ( La Bandiera Italiana ) created by the artist Fernando Melani (Pistoia, 1907–1985), one of the precursors of the Poor Art artistic movement in Italy. This project is a follow-up to a previous study which was mainly focused on the pigments and dyes found in his home-studio. The main goal of this paper is to identify a correct diagnostic plan, based on the use of a combination of non-invasive and micro-invasive methodologies, in order to determine the state of preservation and define the best conservation procedures for a contemporary artwork. Visible, infrared and infrared false colour images as well as the Fibre Optic Reflectance Spectroscopy (FORS) technique were applied in situ to analyse The Italian Flag . Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and micro-Raman spectroscopies, Pyrolysis-Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy (Py-GC/MS), High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Diode Arrays Detection (HPLC-DAD) and Mass Spectrometric Detection (HPLC-ESI-Q-ToF) were all applied to three small samples detached from the three painted (green-blue, white and red-yellow, respectively) areas of the flag. The combination of the data obtained with all these techniques made possible a comprehensive understanding of both the chemical composition and physical behaviour of the materials used by the artist and supported curators in defining the preventive conservation of this artwork. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- *ITALIAN art
*ART movements
*FIBER optics
*REFLECTANCE spectroscopy
*PIGMENTS
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13861425
- Volume :
- 168
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular & Biomolecular Spectroscopy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 116405818
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.saa.2016.05.027