Photoshop for paintings’ cross-sections.
Shallow depth of field is a big issue in cross-section examination. It is not that easy to have your embedded sample perfectly flat and laid horizontally under
Shallow depth of field is a big issue in cross-section examination. It is not that easy to have your embedded sample perfectly flat and laid horizontally under
I have often been asked what kind of microscope is good for art examination. Briefly, you need a trinocular polarizing microscope with epillumination (from the
A polarizing microscope is a quick method to identify textiles such as painting canvases. To identify common historical textile such as cotton, hemp, wool, silk
Last week I was in Florence visiting my friends at Editech. This is the first established Italian company working on art diagnostics. They had an awesome
This video is just an emotional collection of images. I say emotional because it is a pleasure looking at the mineral pigments under the microscope.