Bitumen
It was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Manufacturer / product code: Zecchi / 0098
Chemical description: high-molecular hydrocarbons
Color: blue
Color Index: NBk6
More info: C. Bothe “Asphalt” In: B. Berrie, Artists’ Pigments: A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics Volume 4, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2007.
Raman spectroscopy
Pigments (powder, no binder)
Raman Spectroscopy 785 nm Pigments (pure, no binder)
Pigments with acrylic binder (Pigments Checker)
Raman Spectroscopy 785 nm Pigments-Checker Database
Pure pigments (no binder, just powder)
DOWNLOAD paper: “Pigments Checker version 3.0, a handy set for conservation scientists: A free online Raman spectra database”
XRF spectroscopy
XRF Spectroscopy Pigments-Checker Database
DOWNLOAD previous database from Pigments Checker V.3 DOWNLOAD paper: R. Larsen, N. Coluzzi, A. Cosentino “Free XRF Spectroscopy database of Pigments Checker” Intl Journal of Conservation Science.
Reflectance Spectroscopy (200-1000 nm) – GorgiasUV Spectrometer
Reflectance Spectroscopy (200-1000 nm) (GorgiasUV) Pigments-Checker Database
Reflectance spectroscopy – Gorgias spectrometer for Art
Reflectance Spectroscopy (350-950 nm) (Gorgias) Pigments-Checker Database
NIR Reflectance spectroscopy
NIR-Reflectance Spectroscopy (930-1690 nm) Pigments-Checker Database
FT-IR Spectroscopy (Non-invasive Diffuse Reflectance Probe)
FTIR Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Pigments-Checker Database
FTIR non-invasive Spectroscopy Pigments (pure, no binder) Database
