Lead isotope heterogeneity in lead white: From lead white raw pigment to canvas

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Authors
  • P. D'imporzano
  • K. Batur
  • K. Keune
  • J.M. Koornneef
  • E. Hermens
  • P. Noble
  • K. van Zuilen
  • G.R. Davies
Publication date 04-2021
Journal Microchemical Journal
Article number 105897
Volume | Issue number 163
Number of pages 10
Organisations
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw)
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS)
  • Faculty of Humanities (FGw) - Amsterdam Institute for Humanities Research (AIHR)
Abstract

The heterogeneity of lead isotope ratios of lead white paints within individual paintings is evaluated. The analyses of five different 17th-century Dutch paintings, sampled in different locations, identifies the presence of isotopic heterogeneity in lead white within a single painting. Pure pigment in the form of cones of 16th-century Venetian lead white, in contrast, was found to be isotopically homogeneous. The study evaluates the origins of the increased heterogeneity of lead isotope ratios in the evolution from the pure pigment to the artwork.
Document type Article
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2020.105897
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85098956007
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