The young Van Dyck’s fingerprint: a technical approach to assess the authenticity of a disputed painting
| Autor: | Geert Van der Snickt, Olivier Schalm, Griet Blanckaert, Astrid Harth, Koen Janssens |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Archeology
MA-XRF scanning lcsh:Fine Arts Computer science Van Dyke beard IRR lcsh:Analytical chemistry Conservation XRR 01 natural sciences Saint Jerome FE-SEM-EDX Visual arts symbols.namesake Infrared reflectography 040101 forestry Painting lcsh:QD71-142 Field emission scanning electron microscopy 010401 analytical chemistry Fingerprint (computing) SAINT Technical information 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Arts and Architecture 0104 chemical sciences Chemistry symbols 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Comparative historical research Anthony van Dyck Attribution problems lcsh:N Art |
| Zdroj: | Heritage Science, Vol 5, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017) Heritage science HERITAGE SCIENCE |
| ISSN: | 2050-7445 |
| Popis: | The painting Saint Jerome, part of the collection of the Maagdenhuis Museum (Antwerp, Belgium), is attributed to the young Anthony van Dyck (1613–1621) with reservations. The painting displays remarkable compositional and iconographic similarities with two early Van Dyck works (1618–1620) now in Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (Rotterdam) and Nationalmuseum (Stockholm). Despite these similarities, previous art historical research did not result in a clear attribution to this master. In this study, the work’s authenticity as a young Van Dyck painting was assessed from a technical perspective by employing a twofold approach. First, technical information on Van Dyck’s materials and techniques, here identified as his fingerprint, were defined based on a literature review. Second, the materials and techniques of the questioned Saint Jerome painting were characterized by using complementary imaging techniques: infrared reflectography, X-ray radiography and macro X-ray fluorescence scanning. The insights from this non-invasive research were supplemented with analysis of a limited number of cross-sections by means of field emission scanning electron microscopy coupled with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The results demonstrated that the questioned painting’s materials and techniques deviate from Van Dyck’s fingerprint, thus making the authorship of this master very unlikely. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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