28502
Accession Number
6521
Title Of Article Chaper
The influence of atmospheric pollutants on the deterioration of mural paintings in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua
Title Of Journal Book
Conservation within historic buildings. Preprints of the contributions to the Vienna Congress, 7-13 Sept. 1980
Pages
18-21
Publisher
International Institute for Conservation
Publisher City
London
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Analytic
Meeting
International Congress of the International Institute for Conservation. 8.
Meeting City
Vienna
Abstract
An air pollution survey regarding the deterioration of mural paintings of the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua was carried out between 1977 and 1979. The frescoes were deteriorating on account of the attack of sulfuric acid, which transformed calcium carbonate into calcium sulfate. The sulfuric acid formed from sulfur compounds in the air.
Keywords
Air pollution, mural painting; Air pollution, aerosol; Air pollution, analysis -- ICCROM
pub_id
28502
Meeting Date
19800907-19800913