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Multispectral Infrared Reflectography to Differentiate Features in Paintings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 April 2011

Claudia Daffara  and
Raffaella Fontana
Claudia Daffara*
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (CNR-INO), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy
Raffaella Fontana
Affiliation:
Istituto Nazionale di Ottica (CNR-INO), Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Florence, Italy
*
Corresponding author. E-mail: claudia.daffara@ino.it
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Abstract

Infrared reflectography is a well-known technique based on wideband imaging in the near-infrared (NIR) range used for painting diagnostics in conservation laboratories.. This work is focused on the application of multiband reflectography for analysis of pictorial layers and differentiated detection of painting features. This technique generates a set of narrowband NIR images of the painting. Starting from a dataset that is registered, metrically correct, and calibrated, the capability of collecting both spectral and spatial information has been exploited by processing the image cube with interplane techniques. Examples on artworks by Caravaggio, Veronese, Bronzino, and Schiavone are presented.

Keywords

IR reflectographypainting diagnosticsmultispectral imagingSMIRR
Type
Analysis of Cultural Heritage Special Section
Information
Microscopy and Microanalysis , Volume 17 , Issue 5 , October 2011 , pp. 691 - 695
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2011

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