Expertise

MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION...

... and degradation phenomena study
Pigments, metals, glass, rstone, organic and toxic materials

AUTHENTICATION OF WORKS...

... and their consistency with the material available to the presumed date
Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, verres, historic monuments, archaeology and photographs.

DIRECT DATING

using different techniques according to the analyzed material :
thermoluminescence, 14C, ESR, U/Th, dendrochronology.

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Who we are

CARAA is an analytical research unit which applies the most suitable and modern physico-chemical techniques existing for cultural heritage and art market in order to answer questions related to the conservation, restoration, dating, characterization or authentication of art objects.

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The Sacrifice of Iphigenia - Carnavalet Museum, 17th century.Image acquired by multispectral camera
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Multispectral Camera

CARAA has recently acquired a new XpeCAM X01 multispectral camera. This camera equipped with 30 filters covers the region from…

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