Science and Art

Antonio Sgamellotti is an Academician of Lincei and Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Perugia. He is also Co-founder of the Center of Excellence SMAArt (Scientific Methodologies applied to Archaeology and Art). His research interests include advanced computations on chemistry, electronic and structural properties of molecules and inorganic materials, spectroscopic properties and characterization of archaeological and art-historical artefacts. Brunetto Giovanni Brunetti is a Full Professor of General and Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Perugia. He is also the coordinator for the European project CHARISMA (Cultural Heritage Advanced Research Infrastructures: Synergy for a Multidisciplinary Approach to Conservation/Restoration) and President of the Center of Excellence SMAArt (Scientific Methodologies applied to Archaeology and Art). Costanza Miliani is a researcher at the CNR Institute of Molecular Science and Technology (CNR-ISTM) and coordinator of the mobile laboratory MOLAB of the CHARISMA project. His research interests include non-invasive spectroscopic techniques for in-situ investigations on cultural heritage.

Science and Art - My Two Passions;

Study and Laser Uncovering of Hypogean Early Christian Wall Painting of Roma’s Catacombs of Santa Tecla and Domitilla;

Scientific Examination for the Investigation and Conservation of Far East Asian Mural Paintings;

Maya Mural Paintings in Calakmul: Pictorial Technique and Conservation;

The Colours of Indigenous Memory: Non-Invasive Analyses of Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerican Codices;

Material Study of the Codex Colombino;

Unveiling the Artistic Technique of the Florentine Codex: When the Old World and The New World Met;

Colour In Medieval Portuguese Manuscripts: Between Beauty and Meaning;

The Wall Paintings of the Monumental Cemetery of Pisa: The War, the Restoration, the Conservation;The Chemistry and Chemical Investigation of the Transition from Egg Tempera Painting To Oil In Italy In The 15th Century;

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Studies of The Masterpiece ‘The Last Judgement’, A Triptych Attributed To Hans Memling, At The National Museum of Gdańsk (2010-2013);

Science and Conservation the Florentine O.P.D. and Raphael’s Madonna of The Goldfinch;

Underdrawing In the Renaissance Paintings;

An Integrated Approach To The Study and Preservation of Paintings Using Laser Light Technology;

Diagnosis, Analysis and Cleaning;

« Mens Agitat Molem »: New Insights into Nicolas Poussin’s Painting Technique by X-Ray Diffraction and Fluorescence Analyses;

Japanese Painting of the Eighteen Century;

As Time Passed By Came Sunset. Christen Købke’s View of Lake Sortedam, Its Genesis and Colour Changes;

Examination of Vincent Van Gogh’s Paintings and Pigments by Means of State-of-The-Art Analytical Methods;

A Vibrant Surface: Investigating Color, Texture and Transparency in Winslow Homer’s Watercolors;

After The Fact;

Evaluating Our Interdisciplinary Study of Mondrian’s Victory Boogie Woogie;

Argentinean Murals: Conservation and Characterization of Pictorial Techniques;

Material and Technical Studies of Some Paintings by Candido Portinari, A Major Brazilian Modernist Painter;

Modern Painted Palimpsests. Deciphering the Artworks of Osvaldo Licini;

The Burri Project: Researches for Technique and Conservation;

John Hoyland: A British Master of Acrylic Painting;

Outdoor Painted Surfaces in Contemporary Art;

The Elusive and Transitory Materials in Contemporary Drawings;