title: Pigment characterization of important golden age panel paintings of the 17th century.
abstract: Samples were obtained from two world-famous 17th century panel paintings of the Gdańsk school of panting: 'Seven Acts of Charity' (1607, in St. Mary's Church in Gdańsk, Poland) by Anton Möller and 'Angelic Concert' (1611, in Diocesan Museum in Pelplin, Poland) by Hermann Han. Micro-Raman spectroscopy (MRS), optical microscopy (OM), and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy studies of the samples were performed to characterize the pigments present in the individual painting layers (a rich palette of white, black, blue, red, and yellow pigments) and the pictorial techniques used by the artists.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, ul. Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pięta
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Foundry Engineering, AGH University of Science and Technology, ul. Reymonta 23, 30-059 Kraków, Poland. Electronic address: proniewi@agh.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Edyta
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Proniewicz
authors.affiliation: Department of Painting Technologies and Techniques, The Institute for the Study, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, ul. Sienkiewicza 30/32, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Bożena
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Szmelter-Fausek
authors.affiliation: Department of Painting Technologies and Techniques, The Institute for the Study, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, ul. Sienkiewicza 30/32, 87-100 Toruń, Poland.
authors.forename: Justyna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Olszewska-Świetlik
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, ul. Ingardena 3, 30-060 Kraków, Poland.
authors.forename: Leonard M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Proniewicz
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000032:analysis* / Q000266:history; D049670:History, 17th Century; D008853:Microscopy; D010150:Paint / Q000032:analysis* / Q000266:history; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D011044:Poland; D013052:Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents
keywords: Anton Möller; Gdańsk school of painting; Hermann Han; Micro-Raman spectroscopy, MRS; Pigments; X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, XRF