Analysis of the painting "Gioventú" (Eliseu Visconti) using EDXRF and computed radiography

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 68, Issue 4-5, 2010, Pages 861-865

  Calza, Cristiane ^a   Oliveira, Davi F ^a   de Souza Rocha, Henrique ^a   Pedreira, Andrea ^b   Lopes, Ricardo Tadeu ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b National Museum of Fine Arts   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed radiography; EDXRF; Imaging plate; Paintings; Portable system

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM OXIDES; COBALT BLUE; COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY; EDXRF; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE; IMAGING PLATE; LEAD WHITE; PORTABLE SYSTEM;

CHROMIUM; COBALT; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; LEAD OXIDE; PAINTING; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; RADIOLOGY;

X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

PAINT; PIGMENT;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY FLUORESCENCE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PAINTING; PERFORMING ARTIST; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EQUIPMENT; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

COLORING AGENTS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; ITALY; PAINT; PAINTINGS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77649233989     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.10.050     Document Type: Article

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