46844
Accession Number
35819
Title Of Article Chaper
Visible and Infrared Imaging Spectroscopy of Picasso’s Harlequin Musician: Mapping and Identification of Artist Materials in Situ
Title Of Journal Book
Applied Spectroscopy
Volume
64
Issue
6
Pages
584-594
Collation
11 p. : ills.
Reference Bibliography
Includes bibliographic references
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Serial
Literature Level
Analytic
Abstract
Reflection imaging spectroscopy is a useful technique to remotely identify and map minerals and vegetation. Here we report on the mapping and identification of artists' materials in paintings using this method. Visible and infrared image cubes of Picasso's Harlequin Musicia11 are collected using two hyperspectral cameras and combined into a single cube having 260 bands (441to1680 nm) and processed using convex geometry algorithms. The resulting 18 spectral end members are identified by comparison with library spectra, fitting by nonlinear mixing, and using results from luminescence imaging spectroscopy. The results are compared with those from X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, polarized light. microscopy, and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectrometry (SEM/EDS). This work shows the potential of reflection imaging spectroscopy, in particular if the shortwave infrared region is included along with information from luminescence Imaging spectroscopy.
Keywords
reflection;spectroscopy;luminescence;hyperspectral;imaging;art;conservation;cultural;heritage;analysis
pub_id
46844