António Carneiro’s Painting Collection from the Municipality of Oporto. Study and Conservation in the 150th Anniversary of the Painter’s Birth

This paper presents a summary of the results obtained in the first approach ever made to the characterization of the materials and techniques used in the oil painting production by António Carneiro (1872–1930), one of the best portuguese painters in the transition from the 19th to the 20th centuries...

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Published in:International journal of conservation science 2023-07, Vol.14 (3), p.1221-1232
Main Authors: Barata, Carolina, Cabral, Ana, Aguiar, Maria, Castro, Laura, Machado, Ana, Cardoso, Ana, Valadas, Sara, Piorro, Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Artists
Cameras
Chromium
Copper
Fiber optics
Fluorescence
Fourier transforms
Infrared analysis
Infrared photography
Infrared spectroscopy
Lead
Mercury (metal)
Municipalities
Oil painting
Optics
Photography
Pigments
Scientific imaging
Spectrometry
Titanium
Turn of the century
Ultraviolet radiation
X-ray fluorescence
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Summary:This paper presents a summary of the results obtained in the first approach ever made to the characterization of the materials and techniques used in the oil painting production by António Carneiro (1872–1930), one of the best portuguese painters in the transition from the 19th to the 20th centuries. A selection of ten oils on canvas belonging to the Municipality of Oporto were analysed using a set of non-invasive techniques: Infrared Reflectography, Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography, X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry, Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. The results obtained suggest the use of materials and techniques established in Europe at the turn of the century. The palette is composed of Pb, Zn, Hg, Cr, Cd, Cu, and Co-based pigments, associated with both traditional and recently introduced materials. The great missing element is Ti, associated with Titanium White, available on the market since 1918.
ISSN:2067-533X
2067-8223
DOI:10.36868/IJCS.2023.03.29