Examination of Paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop from the Collection of the National Gallery in Prague

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Examination of Paintings by Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop from the Collection of the National Gallery in Prague

Original language description

This paper deals with the painting technique of Lucas Cranach the Elder and his workshop in connection with new investigations of a set of panel paintings from the collections of the National Gallery in Prague. Outstanding among the works investigated are The Law and the Gospel and St Christine, a fragment of the well-known Prague Altarpiece. Detailed non-invasive investigations of the works were carried out using optical methods (VIS IR, IRFC, UV, x-ray). Our attention focused on the construction of the wooden supports, the character of the preparatory drawing and subsequent authorial changes in the painting, as well as the manner of the layering and application of paint. The findings of the non-invasive investigations were supplemented by material analyses of the micro-samples taken, in the course of which there were also fresh analyses of older micro-samples from the archives of the National Gallery in Prague. In the material investigation emphasis was on the layering of the paint, the pigments used and especially the binding components of the ground and the colour paint layers. Extensive laboratory research was carried out with the aid of optical microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy and X-ray Microanalysis, Raman Spectroscopy. The gas chromatography - mass spectrometry technique was applied to specify the presence of lipid and resinous binding media. The protein binders were analysed by the peptide mass mapping method, followed by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionisation – Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and nano-Liquid Chromatography coupled with Tandem Mass Spectrometry. The combination of the examination methods used yielded an overall view of the painting technique of the works, including authorial under-drawing, materials used, manner of layering and the painter’s hand. The presented facts are the result of the interdisciplinary collaboration of art historian, conservator and scientists.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

D - Article in proceedings

CEP classification

AL - Art, architecture, cultural heritage

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Article name in the collection

5th International symposium Painting Technique. History, materials and studio practice

ISBN

978-94-91714-95-5

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e-ISSN

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Number of pages

12

Pages from-to

85-96

Publisher name

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Place of publication

Amsterdam

Event location

Amsterdam

Event date

Dec 18, 2013

Type of event by nationality

WRD - Celosvětová akce

UT code for WoS article

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