Just published “Cultural Artifacts in Terahertz Light“. Patricia Daukantas interviewed CHSOS to get our opinion on this relatively new methodology and its application for the examination of works of art and archaeology.
Cultural Heritage scientists need methodologies to examine Art and Archaeology in order to understand artistic materials and techniques and devise better conservation procedures. This article discusses the most successful and promising applications of Terahertz (THz) technology in Cultural Heritage Science.
“We are always looking for methods that are non-contact, non-invasive,” says Antonino Cosentino, an Italian physicist and owner of Cultural Heritage Science Open Source (CHSOS), a consulting firm offering instruction in terahertz imaging and other optical technologies. “It is better not to take samples from our precious Mona Lisa.”
Bridging science and the arts
“What I’ve been doing is this kind of a bridge, bringing the academic background I have to the art sector,” says Cosentino, the CHSOS director. A physicist who has worked at DTU and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, USA, Cosentino offers classes in various types of imaging and spectroscopy to art professionals, archaeologists and scientists involved in historic preservation.
Just published Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology. A. Cosentino “Terahertz and Cultural Heritage Science: Examination of Art and Archaeology” Technologies, 4, 6, 2016. Cultural Heritage scientists need methodologies to examine Art and Archaeology in order to understand artistic materials and techniques and devise better conservation procedures. This review discusses the most successful…
CHSOS was at THz-ARTE “Terahertz Advanced Research TEchniques for non-invasive analysis in art conservation” International Workshop in Rome December 2nd and 3rd, 2014. THz-ARTE explores the application of terahertz spectroscopy and imaging for the investigation of artworks and Cultural Heritage objects. Corinna Dandolo from DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Fotonik, presented “Contribution of Reflection Terahertz Time…
I do my best to have international scientists working on Sicilian Art; last week I hosted Corinna Koch Dandolo, currently PhD student at the prestigious DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Fotonik – Department of Photonics Engineering. Her research focuses on developing applications for cultural heritage examination for the advanced 3D THz (Terahertz) imaging technique. I posted here a video about the…
Just published: L. Koch Dandolo, A. Cosentino, P. Uhd Jepsen “Inspection of panel paintings beneath gilded finishes using terahertz time-domain imaging” Studies in Conservation, 60 (1), S159-S166, 2015. DOWNLOAD Scientific analysis of panel paintings could provide key information to art historians and conservators about the composition and condition of the constituent layers. Knowledge of the structure,…
I have worked on Terahertz for Art Examination between 2008-2011, and Terahertz was the main topic of my fellowship in Conservation Science at the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Terahertz finds application for Art Examination and Conservation. I was looking through my material on this topic and I found a nice educational video I made two…
This new paper is a valid example of the application of non‐invasive imaging methods (technical photography and multispectral imaging) before and after the conservation treatment of a work of art.
