A Multi‐Analytical Approach to the Study of the Mural Paintings in the Presbytery of Santa Maria Antiqua Al Foro Romano in Rome |
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| Authors: | S R Amato D Bersani P P Lottici P Pogliani C Pelosi |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Physics and Earth Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy;2. Department for Innovation in Biological, Agro‐food and Forest Systems, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy;3. Department of Economics and Management, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy |
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| Abstract: | This paper presents the results of analyses carried out on three decorative phases of the presbytery of the church of Santa Maria Antiqua al Foro Romano in Rome: the fourth‐century ad mosaics setting bed; the Adoration of the Cross, dated to the papacy of John VII (ad 705–7); and the paintings in the apse of the Pope Paul I (ad 757–68) phase. The research allowed the characterization of the painting techniques, pigments, organic compounds and degradation products by means of a video microscope, optical microscopy, and μ‐Raman and FT–IR spectroscopy, contributing to a better understanding of the changes in the techniques and materials used throughout the centuries in one of the most relevant medieval Christian monuments in Western Europe. |
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| Keywords: | Roman Forum Middle Ages wall paintings in situ investigation μ ‐Raman spectroscopy fourier transform infrared spectroscopy |
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