Elemental analyses by X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Conservation students from the Ecole de Condé (Paris) participated in a workshop dedicated to the use and interpretation of elementary analyses by mean of X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF). The artworks analysed during this workshop were:
- “Mademoiselle de Sens”, (Att. to N. de Largillierre), 18th century, (Museum of Sens)
- Orbiturary, manuscript on parchment, 12th/13th century, City of Rouffach.
- “Sainte Cécile”, (no attribution), late 18th century, private coll.
- “Portrait of man in armor”, (no attribution), late 17th century, private coll.
The goal was to familiarize students with the principle of in-situ and non invasive elemental analysis, its limitations and its contribution to the understanding of materials in an artwork.