The combined use of lead-tin yellow type I and II on a canvas painting by Pietro Perugino

Journal of Cultural Heritage

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-68

  Borgia, Ilaria ^a   Brunetti, Brunetto Giovanni ^a   Miliani, Costanza ^a   Ricci, Camilla ^a   Seccaroni, Claudio ^b   Sgamellotti, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lead tin yellow; Perugino; Pigments; Raman; XRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847770957     PISSN: 12962074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2006.10.006     Document Type: Article

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