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Micro‐Raman investigations on the fresco ‘Trapasso della Vergine’ in the Church of ‘S. Giovanni Battista’ of Paterno Calabro in southern Italy
Author(s) -
Castriota Marco,
Meduri Emanuela,
Barone Tiziana,
De Santo Giuseppe,
Cazzanelli Enzo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.1888
Subject(s) - fresco , raman spectroscopy , art , art history , optics , physics , painting
In this work, a micro‐Raman spectroscopic investigation was carried out to identify the pigments used in the fresco ‘Trapasso della Vergine’. This fresco is in the Church of S. Giovanni Battista (St. John the Baptist) in Paterno Calabro, southern Italy, and is believed to have been painted during the first half of the 16th century, on the basis of the available historical documents. The analysis was performed on five specimens belonging to significant zones of the fresco, detached because of the degradation processes. Raman spectra were collected by a Jobin Yvon micro‐Raman LABRAM apparatus, with a HeNe laser (632.8 nm) as excitation source. The white, blue and red pigments were identified. Some indications were obtained about the geographical origin of the pigments and a restoration in the 19th century. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.