Maybe with a long enough exposure, I can get some IR and UV photos without modifying my camera? We made the test. We shot our pigments checker with a Nikon D800 without any modification, such as one camera that you can buy in any shop. Then we shot with our Nikon D800 modified for UV-VIS
We just completed a 4 days training program (Dec 9-12 2019) in our Studio in Italy on Practical methods for Art Examination. We introduced Technical Photography (TP), Infrared Reflectography (IRR), Reflectance Spectroscopy (RS), Multispectral Imaging (MSI), Radiography (RAD), and Raman Spectroscopy (RAMAN). We introduced for the first time the module on Radiography using low-cost solutions!
We just completed a 2 days training program (Dec 3rd and 4th) in our Studio in Italy on Raman spectroscopy. We introduced and delivered our Raman System ElviRa to Marco Antonio Biazão, CFO of i3A in San Paulo, Brazil. The Instituto de Avaliação e Autenticação de obras de Arte (iA3) deals with art authentication and
Delivered on October 29-31 2019 a training program and Technical Photography and Multispectral Imaging system for National Museum Fine Arts in Taichung, Taiwan. We delivered Training and Equipment to the conservators and conservation scientists of the Conservation Department of the museum. We were happy to visit this important Institution. Funny and interesting, this museum is
Delivered on October 23-25 2019 a training program and Technical Photography and Multispectral Imaging system for Queen’s University, Canada. We delivered Training and Equipment to the Department of Art History and Art Conservation at Queen’s. We were happy to visit this important Institution which has been home to many scholars in the fields of arts,
Four-day training course held at the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and the Beit Gazo Center, Jounieh, Lebanon. Feb 3-6, 2020. Organized by the IFLA PAC Centre at the Qatar National Library, in cooperation with the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik and the Beit Gazo Center in Jounieh, Lebanon. A four-day training course on Practical
Just delivered on October 10th 2019 a complete Technical Photography and Multispectral Imaging system for the National Archive in The Hague, The Netherlands. We delivered, installed and tested a Technical Photography kit and a Multispectral Imaging System “Antonello”. Libraries, Historical Archives, and paper conservators are more and more interested to apply these diagnostics tools
We just delivered (July 30th 2019) a one-day training program for Anukul Radsamrong, a Ph.D. student from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand. Anakul works for the Center for Imaging and Nuclear Techniques for Restoration of Cultural Heritages. They are developing imaging methods for art examination and Anakul come here for a one-day training on Technical
CHSOS at the 85th World Library and Information Congress of IFLA in Athens, Greece. This is the annual conference of librarians (about 4000 participants from all over the world). We delivered a 2 hours workshop to present “low-cost analytical technics for manuscripts” in collaboration with the Qatar National Library. For nearly 50 years, forensic techniques
Just completed the 4-days Training at the CHSOS Studio, May 20th-23rd. We got 4 participants from the Netherlands and Greece. Check out our Calendar for the next one. For this training program, we wanted to focus on different kinds of transmitted radiation methods which are not standard but we wanted to experiment a little bit
On May 2019 we got a visit from Amerrudin Ahmad and Musrizal Mat Isa, from Malaysia, National Modern Art Museum. They really seemed to enjoy the colors of Sicily. We discussed the Technical Photography kit and the new Raman Spectrometer Elvira as future improvement in their labs. We visited their museum in 2016 for a
We are now providing a 6 hours Training module on Raman Spectroscopy using our system ElviRa. We start this new module in the next upcoming training program scheduled 20-23 May. Participants will practice Raman Spectroscopy to identify pigments on manuscripts, stamps, prints, and paintings. This module will be provided in all the upcoming training program
Completed 4-days one-to-one Training at the CHSOS Studio in Italy, April 2-5 for Jurian Hoogewerff, University of Camberra, Australia. Check out our Training Calendar for upcoming events. Jurian Hoogewerff: forensic geochemist working in Australia. Much of his research and casework is about documenting authenticity of natural materials using elemental and isotope techniques, mostly human remains,
Just performed Technical Examination on a large painting by Carpaccio (1465-1526) in Slovenia for the Institute for Protection of Cultural Heritage CHSOS was invited for a two-days technical examination service on March 25-26 in Ljubljana by Barbka Gosar Hirci, the Head of easel paintings department. They have been restoring already three large paintings of Vittore
Completed 4-days Training at the CHSOS Studio, March 18th-21st. We got 2 participants from Italy and France. Check out our Calendar for the next one. Donato Maniello. He is an expert in Spatial Augmented Reality for Cultural Heritage and he runs Studio Glowarp. This studio is specialized in the application of augmented reality, such as
Just delivered a complete Technical Photography (TP) Kit and 2-days Training on February, 2019 in Oslo, at Galleri Tonne. The great staff at the Galleri decided to add TP to their conservation services. See what they do with TP on their Facebook page. Technical photography represents a collection of images taken with a modified digital
Just delivered Gorgias, our Reflectance spectroscopy system, to the Royal Library of Belgium. This was the first delivery of our new deal: Gorgias comes with its own laptop! We prepare the laptop with all the software to acquire spectra and edit them appropriately for publication. We also include the reflectance spectra database of pigments. This
Just delivered, installed and tested ElviRa – our new Raman system – to Qatar National Library. Proudly, ElviRa will complete their outstanding laboratory for scientific examination of works on paper.
Just delivered a 3-days Training on February 19-21, 2019 in Oman, at the Headquarters of the National Library and Archives of Oman, in Muscat. Within the framework of the agreement signed between Qatar National Library and UNESCO, “Supporting Documentary Heritage Preservation in the Arab Region”.
Just delivered a 3-days Training on December 3-5, 2018 in Morocco, at the Headquarters of the Archives of Morocco, in Rabat. Within the framework of the agreement signed between Qatar National Library and UNESCO, “Supporting Documentary Heritage Preservation in the Arab Region,” and in cooperation with the Moroccan Archive Foundation, the IFLA/PAC Regional Center for Arab
Thanks to the kind collaboration with the Swedish National Heritage Board, we delivered our 4-days Training program in Sweden, this November 12-15 2018. The Training took place in amazing Visby at the Swedish National Heritage Board facilities. More info CLICK HERE
We just delivered a full one-day training at the CHSOS Studio, Sept 14th focused on Technical Photography for 2 participants from Korea National University of Cultural Heritage (KNUCH). Hanhyoung Lee and Chamhee Jung from KNUCH work at the Conservation Science Department and reserved a full day with CHSOS to discuss Technical Photography for their workflow.
We are happy to announce a great opportunity for our following community of art professionals from Arabic Countries. A FREE 3-days Training on December 3-5, 2018 in Morocco.
Completed 4-days Training at the CHSOS Studio, May 22nd-25th. It was focused on manuscripts. We got 2 participants from Ireland and Kuwait. Shaikha Alkharsan. She is a paper conservator from the Center for Research and Studies on Kuwait (CRSK) which is interested in scientific imaging methodologies for manuscripts examination in particular to discover forged ones.
CHSOS says goodbye to Photoshop. We set up a new workflow for Technical Photography (TP) that only uses FREE software.
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.
We just completed a 3-days Training at the Qatar National Library from March 5th to March 8th.
Thanks to the kind collaboration with Misa Asp Conservation Studio in Stockholm, we delivered our 3-days Training program in Sweden, this February 12-14 2018. We focused on the 2 most effective methods specifically for wall paintings. We had the opportunity to practice on the case study of the medieval Jumkil church and we could collect
We are happy to announce a great opportunity for our following community of art professionals from Arabic Countries. A FREE 3-days Training at the Qatar National Library from March 5th to March 8th.
Thanks to the kind collaboration with SCR – Association suisse de conservation et restauration – we delivered our 3-days Training program in Switzerland, from Jan 31 to Feb 2 2018. The Swiss National Museum Collection Centre hosted this CHSOS training program kindly organized by SCR. For more info CLICK HERE During our Training programs, students practiced the
Thanks to the kind collaboration of SRAL we delivered our 3-days Training program in Maastricht, The Netherlands, Jan 24-26 2018. SRAL, Stichting Restauratie Atelier Limburg, is a leading institute specialized in the conservation and restoration of paintings, sculptures, modern and contemporary artworks and historic interiors. During our Training programs, students practiced the equipment and learned how to
We just delivered the December 2017 Training program focused on Paintings at CHSOS Studio in Italy (click to see the list of former students). We had two guests, Serena Urry, Chief Conservator at the Cincinnati Art Museum and Julia Betancourt, director of the Conservation Studio Arty in Madrid. During our Training programs, students practice the equipment and become able
We offer Private Training programs at CHSOS Studio in Italy to match your agenda and specific interests (click to see the list of former students). Contact us for info. The last Private Training was just provided to Shahab Sattar, a South Asia manuscripts expert, and collector. He was in London for his business and wanted to take
Reflectance Spectroscopy is a powerful method for pigments identification even for works of art on paper. We just delivered on Oct 24th a full day Training and a Gorgias Spectrometer system to the Paper Conservation Department of the National Archives of the Netherlands in The Hague. Read and learn more about Reflectance Spectroscopy and our
We made Fabrizio, the Ultraviolet (UV) lamp for Technical Art and Archaeology examination.
just released Pigments Checker v.5 featuring translucent support. We often examine a painting with transmitted visible light and infrared radiation.
Thanks to the kind collaboration with SCR – Association suisse de conservation et restauration – we are happy to announce our 3-days Training program in Switzerland, from Jan 31 to Feb 2 2018.
Thanks to the kind collaboration of SRAL we are happy to announce our 3-days Training program in Maastricht, The Netherlands, Jan 24-26 2018.
Read the new paper regarding imaging devices for infrared reflectography (IRR) : A. Cosentino, Type II Super Lattice (T2SL) imaging technology for infrared reflectography of polychrome works of art, e-conservation Journal 5, 2016.
We partnered with Spectragryph to make available to our community the Pigments Checker free spectral libraries (Raman, XRF and Reflectance spectroscopy), ready-to-use with the new database search function in Spectragryph!
We just completed our 2° Summer Training on Practical methods for Art Examination in beautiful Sicily with students from Italy and Belgium and we are launching today our 3° Summer Training for 2018. [post-content post_name=1-students-summer-training] Our Training courses are aimed to art conservation professionals that want to add new technical examination tools to their skills.
We just performed a diagnostics service for a statue of St. Elijah, in Comiso, Sicily. This is a good opportunity for our art conservation community to review technical photography, spectroscopy, and other tools for the documentation of antique statues, a preparatory examination for the conservation treatment which is undertaken by the Conservation Studio Tiziana Cilia
We just delivered on May 7-11 a Training program for the Qatar National Library (QNL), in Doha, Qatar.
We just performed (March 20 and 21) Technical Photography documentation of other Aztec manuscripts at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. These documents have European writing in the Aztec language, Nahuatl, on them that is no longer legible. They also have corrections to non-alphabetic indigenous writing with the potential to become legible through Technical Photography. Dr Jerry
We just delivered on March 15th a new Training program for the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.
A new Training program scheduled April 3-5 2017 in Puerto Rico for the PRSTRT’s Cultural Heritage Technology and Innovation program of the Puerto Rico Science Technology & Research Trust. Followed by a lecture about Multispectral Imaging on April 6th. http://fwdsummit.com/shining-light-uncovering-past Program 1st day Technical Photography Technical Photography represents a collection of broadband spectral images realized
We just delivered – Jan 20th a training program and installation equipment (technical photography kit) for the research center CAEM (Centre d’Art d’Època Moderna) and a lecture for the master (Màster Universitari en Peritatge, Avaluació i Anàlisi d’Obres d’Art). This is a successful example of our program “Training and Go”. Learn with the equipment and keep it.
We just delivered – December 28-30 2016 – a 3-days training program for the National Visual Art Gallery of Malaysia. Our first program in Asia. Amerrudin Bin Ahmad, Head of Collection Management and Conservation, kindly invited CHSOS in Malaysia to introduce the museum staff to our set of practical methods for art examination. The Museum
How to identify and map covered paints on translucent support, such as canvases? We just published: A. Cosentino “Transmittance spectroscopy and transmitted multispectral imaging to map covered paints” Conservar Património 24, 37-45, 2016. doi:10.14568/cp2015021 Transmitted spectroscopy and transmitted multispectral imaging in the 400-900 nm range have been applied for the mapping and tentatively identification of
Just delivered a 3-days training program for University of Costa Rica December 13-15 2017. Researchers from University of Costa Rica ( Chemistry Department ) contacted CHSOS to hear about our work on multispectral imaging and learn about our global approach to studying works of art. The chemists and also the physicists from their Materials Science
We just delivered a 5 days training program for Monash University, Australia and Malaysia campuses, in the Monash University Prato Center in Italy.
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.
Just delivered a 3-days Training program, Sept 14-16 2016 for two participants from Mexico. Miguel and Beatriz came from Monterrey to take our training and, as usual, enjoy Sicily. Art examination methods tested during this training Our students and training around the world [wpgmza id=”1″] Next Training: Costa Rica
Just published new paper DOWNLOAD NOW Pigments Checker is a collection of swatches of historical pigments that offers art professionals, conservation scientists, conservators and fine art photographers, a tool to evaluate and test their imaging and spectroscopic methodologies for pigment identification.
Our new low-cost Multispectral Imaging system was presented at RECH3, III International meeting on Retouching of cultural heritage, in Porto, Portugal. Read the postprint: A. Cosentino “Crowd funded research: low-cost multispectral imaging” RECH3, International meeting on Retouching of cultural heritage. 2015 This paper introduces the low-cost multispectral imaging (MSI) system for Art and Archaeology
Learn about the Technical Photography examination of the Codex Xolotl and Mapa Quinatzin. The Houston Museum published an article on our latest examination in Paris at the Bibliothèque National de France.
For French speakers. CLICK and read about the technical documentation of the Aztec Codex Xolotl and Mapa Quinatzin at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
We provide technical photography documentation service for different kinds of art and archaeology.
Do you know about our Onsite Art Examination Service? We just come back from a trip to Sofia, Bulgaria for art examination service.
We have been collaborating with “Giampaolo Leone” Conservation Studio in Sicily. We just came back from performing non-invasive diagnostics on the Ecce Homo preserved in Avola, an outstanding 17th century wooeden statue, currently under conservation at the “Giampaolo Leone” Conservation Studio.
CHSOS was recently asked to perform Technical Photography documentation of the Codex Xolotl and Mapa Quinatzin at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.
We just published the new Free Raman Spectroscopy Database of Pigments Checker.
Training on Low-cost methods for Art Examination – December / 13-15 / 2016, Costa Rica Our Training course is aimed to art and archaeology professionals that want to add new technical examination tools to their skills.
Check out the Infrared Reflectography (IRR) image of Pigments Checker v.3.
Just published “L’Annunciazione ritrovata. Nunziata di Mascali, Sicilia“.
Just published the Technical Photography documentation of the new Pigments Checker v.3
We just upload a new guide for Technical Art Examination.
We just upload a new guide for Technical Art Examination.
Pigments Checker is a collection of pigments important in art history.
Just uploaded our “Technical examination services for stamps” guide.
CHSOS provides technical examination and documentation of wall paintings and this paper provides a new insight into the combination of Technical Photography and 3D laser scanning for archaeology.
We have been collaborating with Alessandro Fiamingo who has taken our Training program. He is currently working at Art Defender, Bologna.
Photographing ancient coins is a pretty difficult task because of their reflective and uneven surface.
We just published our introductory guide: Wall paintings Examination with Raking light
Just published A. Cosentino “Scientific examination of Cultural Heritage raises awareness in local communities: The case of the newly discovered cycle of mural paintings in the Crucifix chapel (Italy)” Science Education and Civil Engagement, 8:1, 15-20, 2016.
We just delivered our talk at OKOA 2016 (in Italian). The preservation of cultural heritage is a critical civic responsibility especially in Italy where the vast cultural heritage is widespread from the renowned mega-cities of Rome, Florence and Venice to almost every village. This rich distribution of cultural heritage property demands local civic engagement simply
We just delivered a 3-days Training program for Heritage Malta, Feb 22-24 2016. Heritage Malta is the National Agency for Museums, Conservation Practice and Cultural Heritage in Malta. The Training program was sponsored by the EEA Grants and Norway Grants Fund for Bilateral Relations “Advancing current Scientific Techniques and Methods for Cultural Heritage support in
Just published Infrared Technical Photography for Art Examination. A. Cosentino “Infrared Technical Photography for Art Examination” e-Preservation Science, 13, 1-6, 2016. This paper discusses technical photographic methods based on the extended infrared sensitivity of a digital camera modified with the removal of the in-built hot mirror filter on the CCD or CMOS sensor, which in
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
Get our Training modules, without added travel costs. We are now offering Online Training modules. Traveling is expensive and requires time that many professionals can’t afford. CHSOS wants to disseminate its methods as much as possible and we have now an online educational program. CLICK HERE to choose the Training modules Features: Reserve the training
We just published the new Free XRF Spectroscopy Database of Pigments Checker. Pigments Checker is a collection of swatches of historical pigments that offers art professionals, conservation scientists, conservators and fine art photographers, a tool to evaluate and test their imaging and spectroscopic methodologies for pigment identification. “Pigments Checker Free Spectra Database” is an ongoing
CHSOS offers the Technical Photography Filters Set at 970 euro + 20 euro shipping. They are the 4 filters (52 mm thread) that we use for our Art examination service and we test in our research publications. Visit our Technical Photography Filters Set page for more info. Technical Photography (TP) for Art diagnostics represents a
We are celebrating our new Studio! We moved to an 80 square meters (860 square foot) open space. It is an historical building (XVIII century) in downtown Viagrande, Italy, the Sapienza Palace.
CHSOS collaborated with Catania (Sicily) Archaeological authorities to contribute Technical Photography Diagnostics on the newly discovered XII century wall paintings in Nunziatella di Mascali, Sicily. CHSOS studied them with high resolution Visible, Infrared and Infrared False Color photography. We contributed “Indagine diagnostica multispettrale sugli affreschi” to the just published “La Nunziatella sopra Mascali”. Read our
We just delivered a 3-days Training program to Rene Gerritsen, Fine Art Photographer in Amsterdam. He generously contributed to our Low-cost Multispectral Imaging Crowd funding Campaign. We covered technical photography, infrared reflectography, reflectance spectroscopy, multispectral imaging and RTI. The 3rd day we moved to Savoca for field project in collaboration with Save The Soul of
We just delivered a 4 days training program for Monash University, Australia and Malaysia campuses, in the Monash University Prato Center in Italy. 11 awesome students learned our affordable and sustainable methods for art examination and they were involved in field projects in Prato and Florence. We taught the first week of “Diagnostics for Cultural
New York Conservation Foundation (NYCF) invited CHSOS in New York and NJ for three eye-opening and empowering presentations on our systems to do Technical Photography and Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology. The Eastern Analytical Symposium, the New York Microscopical Society, and NYCF provided the lecture and workshop venues. November 17 in Somerset, NJ, we delivered a 25 minute
We delivered a short course / workshop: Sourcing, assembly, and practical use of CHSOS’ system for microscopical and full scale multispectral imaging, analysis, and technical photography. November 19, 1-5 PM at the Neighborhood Preservation Center, in Manhattan, NYC. Our participation at the 21st Conservation Science Annual at EAS was generously supported by the New York Conservation Foundation as
Next week the New York Conservation Foundation brings Dr. Antonino Cosentino to New York and NJ for three eye-opening and empowering presentations on the Cultural Heritage Science Open Source (CHSOS) system you can assemble to do the Technical Photography and Multispectral Imaging you need for Art and Archaeology full scale and microscopical investigations, examination, and
Maria Cristina Caggiani, PhD, expert in spectroscopic techniques for the study of cultural heritage is analyzing Pigments Checker with Raman Spectroscopy (Horiba-Xplora Raman Spectrometer with 3 excitations, 532, 638 e 785 nm), Horiba is thanked for their support. Maria Cristina answered the call for collaborators for this new project. We want to make Pigments Checker a valid tool for
We released Pigments Checker v.2.1. We constantly add features to improve this tool: It comes with our new Multispectral Imaging calibration card. Commercial gray cards for photography cannot be used for multispectral imaging since they absorb near UV and violet radiation. We developed a gray card to cover the 400-1000 nm spectral range. It has 6 swatches,
We just delivered a 3-days training program for 3 new guests, Dennis and Pam from San Antonio, Texas and Alessandro, an Italian conservation scientist. Dennis and Pam Baltuskonis own Art Conservation Services in San Antonio, Texas and they are our Intl collaborators. Alessandro works in Bologna, Italy, for a company that stores and transports Fine Art and
CHSOS is in the Scientific Committee of RECH3, the International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage. Porto, Portugal on October 23-24 We are presenting a poster: “Crowd funded Research: Low-cost Multispectral Imaging” DOWNLOAD RECH3 is one of the largest educational and scientific events on Retouching field, an ideal venue for conservators and scientists to present research results about
We just delivered a 4-days training program for a Fine Art appraiser visiting CHSOS studio from Orlando, Florida, USA. Dennis Devona is a USPAP Certified Appraiser and he runs ARTIFACTS LLC Appraisals. He has being buying and selling Antiques and Fine Arts for over 40 years in all categories as well as pursuing research for
CHSOS is calling for Laboratories and Research Groups interested to collaborate and contribute to the Free and Downloadable spectral database of pigments in Pigments Checker. We already provided Reflectance spectra which can be accessed and downloaded from the interactive table. Reflectance spectroscopy DOWNLOAD Database: A. Cosentino “FORS spectral database of historical pigments in different binders” e-conservation Journal 2,
We are ready for the upcoming December 4-6 3-days training course. MORE INFO Contact us now for info: antoninocose@gmail.com CHSOS delivers a full hands-on training on affordable and sustainable methods for Art Examination and Documentation. We now can also provide training on Multispectral Imaging with our new system developed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign! We got 43 contributions
CHSOS just came back from Colours 2015 in Evora, Portugal. We gave a Plenary lecture “Innovative and Sustainable Technical Art Examination and Color Documentation”. Thanks to the organizers, and in particular to Milene Gil, Antonio Candeias and the HERCULES lab team, for this event in beautiful Evora. Scientific examination and documentation of art is expensive. 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,
Just published: A. Cosentino “Effects of Different Binders on Technical Photography and Infrared Reflectography of 54 Historical Pigments” International Journal of Conservation Science, 6 (3), 287-298, 2015. DOWNLOAD Technical Photography (TP) is the collection of broadband spectral images in the range 360 – 1100 nm collected with a modified digital camera: visible (VIS), ultraviolet fluorescence (UVF),
CHSOS provides on-site art examination worldwide with lightweight equipment. CHSOS is based close to Catania airport serving plenty of Italian domestic destination as well as direct flight to a number of European main cities such as Barcelona, Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Malta, Munich, Nuremberg, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv, Zurich. CHSOS serves museums,
CHSOS gave a talk at “Save the Soul of Savoca” August 6th 7 PM, Church of San Michele in Savoca (Sicily). CHSOS has collaborated with a local organization that has promoted the study of the church and its conservation through a crowdfunding campaign. “Save the Soul of Savoca – Salviamo i dipinti della chiesa di
We just added a new interactive table to easily retrieve technical info on each of the 54 historical pigments on our Pigments Checker. It is now immediate to read the info provided by the manufacturer and also check the 2 main web resources on artistic pigments, Pigments Through the Ages and the new Colourlex. Visit the
Terrarossa Studio is a group of Conservation Scientists operating in Southern Italy in different fields of cultural heritage materials analysis. We joined our expertise and skills in order to provide a more advanced service. Contact: mariacristinacaggiani@virgilio.it We first got in contact when Terrarossa launched its initiative and they requested out Training program on Technical Photography
Just published “Practical notes on ultraviolet technical photography for art examination” Conservar Património 21, 53-62, 2015. DOWNLOAD THIS PAPER [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] This paper discusses two technical photographic methods based on the use of
Just published “Multispectral imaging system using 12 interference filters for mapping pigments” Conservar Património 21, 25-38, 2015. DOWNLOAD PAPER [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Multispectral imaging systems are used in art examination in order to map
CHSOS provides art examination and documentation worldwide and on-site with lightweight equipment. CHSOS is based close to Catania airport serving plenty of Italian domestic destination as well as direct flight to a number of European main cities such as Barcelona, Berlin, Bucharest, Budapest, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, London, Malta, Munich, Nuremberg, Paris, Prague, Tel Aviv, Zurich. CHSOS
Just published “Panoramic, Macro and Micro Multispectral Imaging An Affordable System for Mapping Pigments on Artworks” Journal of Conservation and Museum Studies, 13(1): 6, 1–17, 2015. DOWNLOAD PAPER Multispectral imaging systems are used in art examinations to map and identify pigments, binders and areas of retouching. A monochromatic camera is combined with an appropriate wavelength
CHSOS is invited speaker at “Save the Soul of Savoca” August 6th 7PM, Church of San Michele in Savoca (Sicily). CHSOS has collaborated with a local organization that has promoted the study of the church and its conservation through a crowdfunding campaign. The cultural heritage of countries such as Italy is enormous and often artistic
We just tested the Xenics Xeva-2.35-320 TE4, a 320 x 256 pixels T2SL (Type II Super Lattice) camera. It is sensitive from 1000 to 2350 nm and it is a promising tool for art examination. We evaluated its performance on our pigments checker and we will soon publish the results. In order to evaluate in detail the capacity
Just published a new paper on low-cost multispectral imaging (for Italian readers). A. Cosentino “Imaging Multispettrale low-cost con filtri interferenziali” Archeomatica, 2, 12-17, 2015. Multispectral imaging systems are used in art examination in order to map and identify pigments and binders as well as retouches. A monochromatic camera (CCD or InGaAs) is combined with an appropriate
We are ready for the upcoming October 23-25 3-days training course. Contact me NOW for info about joining October training program. CHSOS delivers a full hands-on training on Multispectral Imaging with our new system developed thanks to a crowdfunding campaign ended in May! We just got over funded and we collected 203% of the goal funding in
We have been shipping our Pigments Checker to conservators and researchers and we are glad now to receive photos showing how they use it for their studies. See all our tools we make for art examination on our TOOLS Page
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682) could be considered the most important Spanish painter in the 17th century. He depicted women and children of his time and major religious works mostly between 1670 to 1682. He was extremely popular and he influenced artists such as Thomas Gainsborough which was his admirer. Ground layers and imprimitura An extensive
Just published a brief report on the discovery of a XVIII century Annunciation hidden under a same subject XIX century painting. DOWNLOAD During the conservation of the later painting the numerous paint losses indicated to the skilled conservators that another painting was well preserved behind it and it was worth to separate them (strappo). An high
CHSOS has a new field project, the church of San Michele in Savoca (Sicily). CHSOS is collaborating with the local administration in order to help promoting the study of the church and its conservation. Views: Church of San Michele by Antonino Cosentino Savoca by CHSOS on Sketchfab
Download are new paper “Multispectral Imaging of Pigments with a digital camera and 12 interferential filters“ DOWNLOAD HERE: This paper illustrates the method that we’ll use for the “Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology” crowdfunded project. Abstract: This paper discusses a low-cost multispectral imaging system for the identification of pigments in artworks. It is composed
CHSOS just got a larger studio! We are now operating from a 50-square-meters open space! This is an important move from our previous studio. It was cozy and sweet but we really needed a larger place! Our equipment is growing and we need space! [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid”
We are launching the first call for interested institutes to develop educational programs for their students in collaboration with the CHSOS Studio! After 3 years of experience in delivering training programs for Institutions and private professionals, it is time to reach out to Colleges and Universities who want to offer their students the opportunity to
A brief intro to what we do at CHSOS: mission, art examination, research, training and tools. Download our brochure “CHSOS in a nutshell (June 2015)”
We are looking for international collaborators! Disseminate the CHSOS mission in your region! Contact us now! IDENTIKIT You are a fine art conservator. You have been following CHSOS for a while once you found us on the internet. You are fascinated by our mission to disseminate innovative and sustainable methods for art examination and documentation
We are ready for the upcoming June 22-24 training course. We scheduled 3 days. The June course was activated by Siobhan Conyngham. There is room for 2 other participants. Contact me NOW for info about joining the June training program. Siobhan is a well-established Fine art conservator-restorer at her own studio (Siobhan Conyngham Fine Art Conservation) in Monaghan, Ireland. She
Our crowdfunding campaign is done! We just got over funded and we collected 203% of the goal funding in 2 months! We got 43 contributions from 16 Countries. “Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology” is the first crowd funding project related to Art Conservation Science. For the first time, research funding is coming directly from the final
We just got a new stereo microscope for art examination! We upgraded to a trinocular microscope with zoom lens 1x-4x and Barlow lens to achieve 140x magnification! It has built-in direct and transmitted light and its high magnification allows even for documentation of cross-section. We are going to couple it with the technical photography (TP) and
CHSOS is invited speaker at “Christian Epigraphy in Syracuse” workshop, May 15th 2015. Since 2013 CHSOS has pursued diagnostics and documentation in Syracuse catacombs thanks to a research collaboration with Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra. Mural paintings and graffiti have been examined with innovative analytical and imaging technologies. CHSOS will present these studies. S. Stout,
Just published “Multispectral Imaging and the Art Expert” Spectroscopy Europe, 27, 2, 2015. Free Download: our latest paper on multispectral imaging for art and archaeology. This work has been possible thanks to PixelTeq which kindly provided the SpectroCam VIS and the filters set. CHSOS is researching into multispectral imaging and has launched the first
Our Sicilian Carts Museum features in the eCult interactive book (pp 65-66) “Success Stories: eCultValue”. Read it !!! CHSOS was at the eCult Winter Stage, Athens, Greece, December 8-9 2014. To advance cultural experience through the use of ICT, was the topic of the Winter Stage, organised by the eCultValue project together with the Acropolis Museum. “There was a
CHSOS is in the Scientific Committee of RECH3, the International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage. RECH3 is one of the largest educational and scientific events on Retouching field, an ideal venue for conservators and scientists to present research results about retouching. CHSOS has been active regarding imaging methodologies and so welcomed the opportunity to contribute to
CHSOS is an eCult ambassador and contributed to the eCult Vademecum “A guide to Museums to Develop a Technology Strategy”. CHSOS is invited speaker at “Christian Epigraphy in Syracuse” workshop, May 15th 2015. Since 2013 CHSOS has pursued diagnostics and documentation in Syracuse catacombs thanks to a research collaboration with Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia
The Conference “Discovered wall paintings in the Crucifix Chapel” was held in Aci Sant’Antonio April 26th. The Crucifix Chapel. A cycle of 18th century mural paintings was revealed in 2012 during maintenance works in the Crucifix Chapel of the Mother Church in Aci Sant’Antonio. The paintings have survived along the corners of the originally square
Our crowdfunding project keeps to grow! Collected 136% funding in 1 month! 38 people have contributed! “Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology” is the first crowd funding project related to Art Conservation Science. For the first time, research funding is coming directly from the final users of this new tool for scientific examination of works of
Our crowdfunding project just got over funded! We collected 114% funding in 3 weeks! “Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology” is the first crowd funding project related to Art Conservation Science. For the first time, research funding is coming directly from the final users of this new tool for scientific examination of works of art. Multispectral
“Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology” is the first crowd funding project related to Art Conservation Science. We got already 91% of the necessary fund in just 2 weeks! For the first time, research funding is coming directly from the final users of this new tool for scientific examination of works of art. Multispectral imaging
CHSOS launches today its crowdfunding campaign to realize an open source and low-cost multispectral system that anybody will be able to replicate. Conservators are invited to participate and be part of this effort. CLICK here to support Multispectral Imaging for Art and Archaeology We want to develop a simple, affordable but effective multispectral system which
Read this great article on Photonics Spectra! Spectroscopy: Going Small to Get the Whole Picture Now miniaturized spectrometers are also used in Art Conservation. CHSOS illustrates in this paper the possibilities that miniaturization will bring in the near future of on-site art examination. CHSOS has been disseminating the use of innovative, affordable and sustainable technologies for art
This new paper discusses RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) for documenting historical graffiti in Catacombs. Historical graffiti provide unique information on the uses of the catacombs over the centuries. Some of the graffiti of the catacombs of San Giovanni are contemporary with the epoch of the paintings that bear them (late antiquity), while others have been incised by
CHSOS just delivered a training program on Technical Photography (TP) and Infrared Reflectography (IRR) to the Arlango Art Conservation team (Vicenza, Italy).
Download our just published study on the application of technical photography for the examination and documentation of wall paintings. Technical Photography for mural paintings: the newly discovered frescoes in Aci Sant’Antonio (Sicily, Italy). CHSOS used technical photography for the examination and documentation of wall paintings in Sicily. Visible, ultraviolet and infrared photography coupled with panoramic and
UPDATE! ABSTRACT DEADLINE EXTENSION May 8th. CHSOS is invited speaker and scientific advisor at COLOURS 2015. CHSOS will talk about “Innovation and Sustainability in Technical Art Examination and Color Documentation” This conference will celebrate the UNESCO declared International Year of Light and light- based Technologies. The topic would be Color in its wide perspectives in
February 2015 Training program was just delivered to a young conservator from Italy, Flavia Gazineo and Luz Rodriguez from London. Flavia studied as a conservation scientist and after achieving her master degree she has been working in Academia research for 3 years and for conservation companies in Italy and Malta, collecting 5 years experience on
We tested Coastal Optical 60 mm lens on our Nikon D800 for technical photography (visible, ultraviolet fluorescence, ultraviolet reflected, infrared) and infrared reflectography. This is an apochromatic lens in the range 310-110 nm. Indeed, the lens didn’t need any refocusing while shooting technical photos in the UV, VIS and IR region. It really resulted sharply
CHSOS just added 3D scanning by Structured Light using a mini (pico) projector coupled with the “3D scanning software” developed by Daniel Moreno and Gabriel Taubin. The free software can be downloaded from Brown University School of Engineering. I need to thank Daniel for his support with the software. Pico projectors are extremely small: a fraction
CHSOS just added a miniaturized spectrometer to its instrumentation. This system is equivalent to the ones tested already by CHSOS (Ocean Optics, BWTEK) and it will be used for pigments identification following the FORS (Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy) method. CHSOS chose a ASEQ LR1 spectrometer (300-1000 nm, 2nm resolution with 100um slit) This spectrometer weights just 430 gr and
CHSOS just added STACKSHOT to its instruments in order to document small artistic and historical objects. STACKSHOT is an automated macro rail for focus stacking and it’s coupled with Helicon Remote and Helicon Focus to shoot and elaborate the stacked images. Focus stacking macro photography Photographing small objects that are flat is pretty simple and straightforward. On
Great opportunity! CHSOS has scheduled its April Training program close to TECHNART conference in Catania, Sicily. Participants while in Catania can also enjoy TECHNART, an international conference on Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage. “The aim of TECHNART 2015 is to provide a scientific forum to present and promote the use of analytical spectroscopy
CHSOS is promoting collaborations between the Sicilian Carts Museum and Research institutions. This museum is located in Aci Sant’Antonio (Sicily) where CHSOS operates. CHSOS wants to contribute to the museum’s development and offers itself as an intermediary between this local institution and research centers which are looking for museums to test their innovative solutions. CHSOS
Thank you! CHSOS has enjoyed the engagement of a wide community. People just following the updates on the website or actually requiring art examination and training services. This community has motivated CHSOS to achieve important goals in 2014. CHSOS could pursue its mission to develop innovative and sustainable technologies for art examination which are being
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
Just delivered a training program for a researcher of the prestigious Cyprus Institute -Science and Technology in Archaeology Research Center (STARC) and Imaging Center for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (ICACH).
CHSOS presented with University of California San Diego an Augmented Reality app – ARtifact [1]. This app uses the see-through camera on tablets to recognize the work of art being studied and overlay elements of diagnostic imaging and analytical data. This app allows to merge imaging data and spectral analysis in one singular platform, where
CHSOS just tested an interferential UV/IR cut filter for Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography (UVF). This filter is the solution to the auto fluorescence of other UV filters [1]. It is recommended for UVF close up photography. The CHSOS filter set for art examination comprises two filters for UVF photography: XNite CC1 coupled with B+W 420. The first is
CHSOS was at EuroMed 2014, Cyprus (Nov 3-8 ), a conference on digital documentation of heritage for conservation and protection. Samantha Stout, PhD student at CISA3 – University of California San Diego, presented a poster and a short talk on the field project carried out with CHSOS in the Catacombs of San Giovanni, Syracuse, Sicily. These are
Just tested the low-cost mini spectrometer from BWTEK, Quest U (BRC112P-U). This is the most affordable of BWTEK series of mini spectrometers. It features a 2048 pixels linear array and covers the 200 -850 nm range. This test was done in collaboration with MADATEC, an Italian company supplying scientific imaging and analytical equipment also for art conservation
Just published on e-Preservation Science: A. Cosentino, S. Stout “Photoshop and Multispectral Imaging for Art Documentation” e-PS, 2014, 11, 91-98. – Download – I want to show my appreciation for the e-Preservation Science journal. It is one of the few open access journals related to the conservation field. They have a REAL IMPACT on conservation practices
Just finished the 5-days training program for two staff of the HERCULES laboratory – University of Evora, Portugal.
CHSOS has celebrated 2 years. The first post dated back to October 11th 2012. CHSOS mission is to promote innovative, affordable and sustainable technologies for art examination and documentation publishing 116 posts and 9 publications on open access journals. If you are a follower and you got help regarding your studies or your work from
CHSOS has been invited to the EHRI international workshop on Revising the Scope and Means of Physical and Digital Preservation of Holocaust Documentation, hold at Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Sept 8-10, 2014. This International Workshop was organized within the Framework of the European Holocaust Research Infrastructure (EHRI), supported by the European Commission. The workshop was about
CHSOS is launching the Shared Training option. So far, you could request and schedule a training program at your best convenience at the CHSOS studio in Sicily or you could request it in your location. Though, students and some professionals cannot afford the total fee of a full 5 day program on their own. CHSOS
A new free online FORS spectra database of pigments is available. FORS (Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy) is a low-cost spectroscopy and it is used to identify pigments on art works. CHSOS tested an innovative miniaturized and affordable spectrometer and created the spectral database. This new paper “FORS spectral database of historical pigments in different binders” introduces
Just published on the free online magazine, Archeomatica, 2, 2014. This paper presents the discovery of these frescoes and their examination performed with technical photography, XRF, and FORS (Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy). This paper steams from a collaboration that CHSOS has had with University of California San Diego (XRF spectroscopy) and GHT Photonics (FORS spectroscopy)
Following to CHSOS presence at the Dialogue Day in Tallin, the eCult Observatory appreciated the CHSOS effort to promote innovative, affordable and sustainable technologies for art examination and nominated CHSOS eCult ambassador. This means CHSOS will be a promoter of these innovative technologies in museums also within the eCult Observatory project. The eCult Observatory is the on-line
Published on Archeomatica, 1 Marzo 2014 a paper, for Italian readers, introducing the miniaturized spectrometers for Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy. This paper shows the results of the testing of a FORS (Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy) system assembled with Ocean Optics components and featuring a USB4000 miniaturized and low cost spectrometer. The small dimensions and little
Camilla Perondi took a training course on multispectral imaging last year and just recently she got her master degree in Science for the Conservation-Restoration of Cultural Heritage. I was her co-supervisor for her thesis “2D and 3D documentation, digital preservation and valorization of cultural objects using Digital Single-Lens Reflex cameras”. She presented as case studies the art
We made Fabrizio, the Ultraviolet (UV) lamp for Technical Art and Archaeology examination. Fabrizio is the UV lamp specifically designed for art and archaeology professionals. At CHSOS we tested a number of UV lamps already on the market but none was matching our standards. Fabrizio. is packed with features we need in daily art examination for
For those who take the 5 days training course on multispectral imaging and technical 2D and 3D photographic methods can be provided on request an Arduino programmed circuit board for Panoramic Infrared Reflectography. The Arduino solution was proposed in this post “Panoramic Infrared Reflectography. Arduino electronics”. The panoramic method was introduced in the post “Panoramic Infrared
Just published “Panoramic Multispectral Imaging: Training and Case studies” on the Belgian Association of conservators Bulletin, 2nd Trimester, pp 7-11, 2014. David Laine, the Bulletin vice-president and painting conservator at Iparc cvba, told me that they were preparing an interesting issue on different kinds of analyses in conservation. This encouraged me to submit a paper
This application case results from a collaboration with Giovanni Landi – a Mobile AR (Augmented Reality) solution engineer. He designs and develops mobile applications based on AR and Realtime 3D and he has a keen interest on art examination and documentation. I am collaborating with Giovanni providing multispectral imaging datasets of works of art to
Arduino comes useful in many applications and even in art examination. I used it for Panoramic Infrared Reflectography. It just turned invaluable also for RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging). I had to do RTI documentation of graffiti in Syracuse catacombs and since the graffiti were over a mural painting it wasn’t easy to measure the distance between the
Just tested the great Nikon Nikkor Micro 105mm f2.8 D for infrared photography. The data are available at the Infrared Photography Lenses Database Depending on the application and the task the infrared photo should be taken, low or high aperture numbers could be necessary. For the specific needs of infrared photography for art documentation it
CHSOS was invited to deliver a talk on how Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) is applied for art documentation.RTI is a relevant part of the imaging documentation services in particular when it comes to prints and paintings examination. As part of the LinkSCEEM-2 Project, The Cyprus Institute in collaboration with the National Center for Supercomputing Applications and the University
CHSOS was invited to present its mission at the eCult Dialogue Day, Tallinn, Estonia in May 14th 2014. “The aim of the eCult Dialogue Day is to identify the technological requirements of museums and cultural heritage owners and present existing technology solutions addressing such needs.” It was the occasion to meet up with the colleagues which
I participated to a couple of “Digital Invasion” events in Sicily this week. It is an outstanding and growing initiative. ‘Invasioni Digitali’ (Digital Invasions) are mobs of people who support museums and cultural heritage by ‘invading’ them and then documenting the experience on blogs and social media. The official website has a very interesting manifesto.
Just published the CHSOS Infrared Photography Lenses Database. Anybody is welcomed to ship their lenses to be tested for infrared photography and be added to the database. Also everybody with a Nikon DSLR camera modified for Infrared is welcomed to contribute to this database by doing a similar test and providing the photos to be
I will be in Tallinn – May 14th -18th – as an invited speaker at the Rode Imaging Event and as a presenter of the CHSOS mission at the eCult Dialogue Day. The Rode Imaging Event is a large-scale project initiated by the Art Museum of Estonia and it is focused on finalizing the conservation of
A paper on Multispectral Imaging has been published on Heritage Science, “Identification of pigments by multispectral imaging a flowchart method” 2:8, 2014. In this paper I provide a flowchart method to use the multispectral imaging to tentatively identify pigments. I have been posting extensively on this idea for a while on the “Cultural Heritage Science Open
I just gave a training course on Multispectral Imaging and Technical photographic methods to an Art Diagnostics start-up company in Andria, Italy: Terrarossa Studio. The start-up is composed of 3 young cultural heritage scientists, Grazia Ruggiero, Floriana Salvemini and Cristina Caggiani. Floriana and Cristina just got their PhD on analytical methods for art diagnostics in Florence
“Panoramic Infrared Reflectography. Technical Recommendations” has been published on the International Journal of Conservation Science, IJCS Volume 5, Issue 1, January-March 2014: 51-60. In this paper I provide more detailed information on the new technique of doing infrared reflectography with a panoramic system. I have been posting on this idea from a while on the
The Blog got a new logo. I wanted it to be a tribute to the most important Sicilian painter, Antonello da Messina (1430 –1479) to express my efforts to fostering awareness of Sicilian Cultural Heritage. Antonello is an iconic figure for Sicilians. He was Sicily’s Renaissance Master and he’s recognized as one of the Quattrocento’s most
I invite international researchers and training students to apply technical art examination methods to field projects in Sicily that I’m already working on with other scientists and Sicilian professionals in the cultural heritage sector. Two weeks ago I hosted Corinna Koch Dandolo, currently PhD student at the prestigious DTU (Technical University of Denmark) Fotonik – Department of Photonics Engineering. I already
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
Silvia Amato is a young conservation scientist. She has been a follower of the “Cultural Heritage Science Open Source” blog and she decided to take the training in multispectral imaging. My goal is to deliver to the professionals I am working with a program that is shaped specifically on their educational background and their goals. This is
We do run a lot of initiatives, Stay on top of things! This January 2013 I was working on a Malevich’s case and I went through some literature on the technical art examination related to this painter. This post wants to share some thoughts. Fortunately, even if based in Sicily, I have proactive collaborators that
Muge Uckan took my training on multispectral imaging for art examination in November. She was trained as a painting conservator in Istanbul, the town she currently lives, and in Florence. She’s exploring possibilities to introduce the multispectral imaging service in Turkey. As usual, I like to have the training students involved in the art examination
News in Conservation (NiC) just published (issue 39, Dec 2013) a brief article that I wrote to share what I’m doing here in Sicily with other professionals: architects, archaeologists, and conservators. The article is introduced by the editor: “A year ago NiC published an article from scientist/blogger Antonino Cosentino (NiC, Issue 34, February 2013), discussing
When I started my Art Documentation & Examination service I couldn’t believe it would have brought me in such many places. Started in late 2012 my first and only customer for that year was the KODE museum in Bergen, Norway, where 50 paintings by Edvard Munch where documented. But 2013 was unpredictable generous with opportunities.
The wonderful e-conservation Magazine is now a Journal, and I’m honored that their first number hosts a paper of mine where I discuss some macro photographic methods for RTI, Reflectance Transformation Imaging, to document sub-millimeter surface details on works of art: A. Cosentino “Macro Photography for Reflectance Transformation Imaging: A Practical Guide to the Highlights
FORS (Fiber Optics Reflectance Spectroscopy) has been used for art examination and art conservation for at least 2 decades for identification of pigments [1, 2, 3, 4] and dyestuffs [5]. The strength of this method is the relatively simplicity of the equipment: a source of light, a spectrometer and 2 fibers optics, one to deliver
Last Sept I was giving a 3 weeks training on multispectral imaging for art examination at the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural in Quito, Ecuador. While we were doing UV fluorescence photography, I noticed in the pitch dark room, my student was glowing in the dark. It turned out it was his tattoo.
In September I was invited to give a 3 weeks training on Multispectral Imaging to the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural in Quito, Ecuador.
Last September I was giving a 3 weeks training for the Instituto Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural (INPC) of Ecuador, in Quito. They already have a well-equipped analytical lab and needed to set up a multispectral imaging studio. I suggested them the tools to buy and once the parcels where all arrived I went to Quito
Aci Sant’Antonio, Sicily, it’s my hometown. Anybody visiting me, after a little traveling around in the area, would eventually ask; Aci Sant’Antonio, Acireale, Aci Trezza, Aci Castello, Aci San Filippo…What all those Aci means? The story is told by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (43 BC – AD 18), known as Ovid. He wrote
Camilla Perondi, student in conservation science at University of Bologna, just completed a full-immersion 3-days training on “Technical Imaging for Art” at the Cultural Heritage Science Open Source lab. Next Training Section 2-6 Sept 2013. Contact me for info (cost, specific dates, lodging, traveling). Camilla participated to the July 15-17th section of the training program held in
We will present our scientific methods in the Forum “Scientific Applications in Cultural Heritage”. Doha, 25-30 January 2021. This event is organized by the Qatar National Library under the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Strategic Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC). The first edition of this forum will focus on pigments and
We just added a new InGaAs camera to our equipment. We replaced the glorious Indigo Merlin, with a brand new Xenics Bobcat GigE. This camera has the usual 320×254 pixel matrix, as the camera that we used before. The reason we replaced it is its much compact size. For our traveling service, both for analysis