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- Title
The study of bronze statuettes with the help of neutron-imaging techniques.
- Authors
Van Langh, R.; Lehmann, E.; Hartmann, S.; Kaestner, A.; Scholten, F.
- Abstract
Until recently fabrication techniques of Renaissance bronzes have been studied only with the naked eye, microscopically, videoscopically and with X-radiography. These techniques provide information on production techniques, yet much important detail remains unclear. As part of an interdisciplinary study of Renaissance bronzes undertaken by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, neutron-imaging techniques have been applied with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of bronze workmanship during the Renaissance period. Therefore, an explanation of the fabrication techniques is given to better understand the data collected by these neutron-imaging techniques. The data was used for tomography studies, which reveal hidden aspects that could not at all or scarcely be seen using X-radiography. For this specific study, the representative bronze ‘Hercules Pomarius’ of Willem van Tetrode (ca 1520–1588) has been examined, along with 20 other Renaissance bronzes from the Rijksmuseum collection.
- Subjects
AMSTERDAM (Netherlands); NETHERLANDS; BRONZE; X-rays; MUSEUMS
- Publication
Analytical & Bioanalytical Chemistry, 2009, Vol 395, Issue 7, p1949
- ISSN
1618-2642
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00216-009-3058-4