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Technological evolution of ceramic glazes in the renaissance: In situ analysis of tiles in the Alcazar (Seville, Spain)
Author(s) -
Viguerie Laurence,
Robador Maria D.,
Castaing Jacques,
PerezRodriguez Jose L.,
Walter Philippe,
Bouquillon Anne
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/jace.15955
Subject(s) - glaze , the renaissance , ceramic , microstructure , materials science , art , mineralogy , metallurgy , chemistry , art history
The Alcazar Palace (Seville, Spain) is famous for its ceramic decorations; 16th century wall tiles of different typologies have been analyzed in order to relate the manufacturing process of their colored glazes to the evolving technologies of the Renaissance. Chemical and mineralogical compositions have been determined in situ by nondestructive X‐ray fluorescence and X‐ray diffraction on arista ceramics in the Cenador de Carlos Quinto , and majolica ceramics in the Palacio Gotico and the Royal oratory. The arista style belongs to the local Hispano‐Moresque ceramic tradition. Majolica tiles have the complex microstructures of glazes from Italy. The two types are clearly differentiated by their typology, morphology (curved vs flat surface), and also microstructure (single vs multi‐layers), glaze chemistry, and use of different coloring agents. Moreover, we found different glaze chemistries in the investigated majolicas, which correspond to different artists and/or practices.