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infrared reflectography

IIPImage for Multispectral Imaging Documentation

Ruven Pillay – your contact to know more about IIPImage – was so kind to host another set of 8 Multispectral Images. The images hosted on IIPIMAGE are available here and belong to the painting in the figure below. Highlights of the examination are suggested here. Here you can download a report I wrote as an example of

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IRR

Panoramic Infrared Reflectography for painting documentation

I already blogged on using Gigapan Pro Panoramic head with a modified digital camera for multispectral imaging. This blog is about using the same head with an InGaAs camera for fast Panoramic Infrared Reflectography.   Multispectral imaging at the highest resolution possible and in the shortest time is a great advantage for documentation of large collections. There

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terahertz

Terahertz and Art Examination

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

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RTI

RTI Reflectance Transformation Imaging: tips and tricks

We do run a lot of initiatives, Stay on top of things! This blog is a brief intro to RTI (Reflectance Transformation Imaging) and my personal tips and tricks. You find everything on the website of the group developing the tool. I must say I was not that excited the first time I heard about

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bibliography

Bibliography. 25 Scientific and Technical Art Examination readings

I want share with you my list of best readings on Scientific and Technical Art Examination. Friends keep asking me for suggested readings…so, here you are! This is not comprehensive, of course, but, I would say, a good starting point. I don’t mention more technical readings on specific topics, such as pigments identification and analytic

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