Chapters authored
Technical - Experimental Methods Used in Artworks’ Expertise
The works of art analyzed in this research study are part of the Ovidius University Gallery collection that ensures the permanent visibility of the research results consisting in the experimental synergistic method as well as the innovative materials intended for restoration and conservation. We are sure that after the scientific investigation, the authentication and restoration of these works of art will increase their value. The synergistic methodology, to which we refer, can be defined as a sum of methods and procedures in the trans- and interdisciplinary field, which introduces the notion of “health” in the field of restoration artworks, changing the paradigm of approach as a whole, analyzing pigments, supports and all the specific painting materials. Nondestructive analytical procedures will be implemented to develop and optimize the conditions for identifying the individual types of biological impact present in works of art and of case studies on real samples. In the research activity, we used the different techniques to investigate and characterize traditional organic binders used in works of art, to see the effect on the consolidation and durability of materials, to test their functionality and usefulness while validating a viable laboratory model in relation to the natural system.
Part of the book: Heritage