Reflectance spectroscopy in the ultraviolet (UV), visible (Vis), and near infrared (NIR) range is widely applied to art studies for the characterization of paints and pigments, with the advantages of non-invasive techniques. Isolating and detecting the fingerprint of pigments, especially in the NIR range, is quite challenging, since the presence of vibrational transitions of the most common organic functional groups prevents to relate the optical spectrum of a composite sample, as an artwork is, to each one of its elements (i.e., support, binder, and specific pigment). In this work, a method is presented to obtain the UV-Vis-NIR optical response of the single components of a model composite sample reproducing an artwork, i.e., the support, the binder, and the pigment or dye, by using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. This allowed us to obtain the NIR spectral fingerprint of blue pigments and to identify specific features possibly applicable for detecting cobalt and phthalocyanine blue colors in artwork analysis.

Yivlialin, R., Galli, A., Raimondo, L., Martini, M., Sassella, A. (2019). Detecting the NIR Fingerprint of Colors: The Characteristic Response of Modern Blue Pigments. HERITAGE, 2(3), 2255-2261 [10.3390/heritage2030137].

Detecting the NIR Fingerprint of Colors: The Characteristic Response of Modern Blue Pigments

Yivlialin, R.
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Galli, A.;Raimondo, L.;Martini, M.;Sassella, A.
2019

Abstract

Reflectance spectroscopy in the ultraviolet (UV), visible (Vis), and near infrared (NIR) range is widely applied to art studies for the characterization of paints and pigments, with the advantages of non-invasive techniques. Isolating and detecting the fingerprint of pigments, especially in the NIR range, is quite challenging, since the presence of vibrational transitions of the most common organic functional groups prevents to relate the optical spectrum of a composite sample, as an artwork is, to each one of its elements (i.e., support, binder, and specific pigment). In this work, a method is presented to obtain the UV-Vis-NIR optical response of the single components of a model composite sample reproducing an artwork, i.e., the support, the binder, and the pigment or dye, by using diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. This allowed us to obtain the NIR spectral fingerprint of blue pigments and to identify specific features possibly applicable for detecting cobalt and phthalocyanine blue colors in artwork analysis.
Lettera in rivista
blue pigments; NIR fingerprint; diffuse reflectance
English
2019
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3
2255
2261
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Yivlialin, R., Galli, A., Raimondo, L., Martini, M., Sassella, A. (2019). Detecting the NIR Fingerprint of Colors: The Characteristic Response of Modern Blue Pigments. HERITAGE, 2(3), 2255-2261 [10.3390/heritage2030137].
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