Centre d'Analyses et de Recherche en Art et Archéologie
CARAA is at the MANS’ART (2013) Le Mans, city of art and history, welcomes on April 5th, 6th and 7th 2013 the 2nd edition of Mans’Art Days exhibition opened to heritage crafts: restoration, conservation, old books and antiques. CARAA will be present in the St Julien Cathedral in the heart of the old town of Le Mans.…
Summary of analytical report (statment): Painting on canvas, portrait of a woman On November 21th 2012, CARAA was mandated to analyze by X-ray fluorescence (XRF) three areas of a painting on canvas depicting the portrait of a woman. The analyzed areas concerned three colors: The white, identified as lead white with traces of lithopone. The…