News articles tagged with 'painting'
Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from air pollution
— 23 Nov 2011 19:45 | EnvironmentHaving survived long centuries, political upheaval, and even bombings during World War II, Leonardo Da Vinci's masterpiece Last Supper now faces the risk of damage from air pollution…
X-rays show why van Gogh paintings lose their shine
— 15 Feb 2011 16:21 | ChemistryScientists have identified a complex chemical reaction responsible for the degradation of two paintings by Vincent van Gogh and other artists of the late 19th century. This discovery…
Brainstem, spinal cord images hidden in Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel fresco
— 29 Jul 2010 10:49 | BiologyMichelangelo, the 16th century master painter and accomplished anatomist, appears to have hidden an image of the brainstem and spinal cord in a depiction of God in the Sistine Chapel's…
New light on Leonardo Da Vinci's faces
— 16 Jul 2010 12:39 | TechnologyHow did Leonardo Da Vinci manage to paint such perfect faces? For the first time a quantitative chemical analysis has been done on seven paintings from the Louvre Museum (including…
Science uncovers the hidden secrets of world-famous paintings
— 29 Jun 2010 10:23 | TechnologyThe hidden secrets of some of the world's most famous paintings have been revealed thanks to a partnership between EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) and the…
Researchers apply chemistry to restoration of paintings and dating of signatures
— 3 Jun 2010 13:43 | ChemistryProviding solutions to any current problem is the mission of analytical chemistry, according to Ms Rosa Alonso, director of the Farmartem Research Group at the University of the Basque…
Imaging method for eye disease used to eye art forgeries
— 4 Feb 2010 11:08 | ChemistryScientists in Poland are describing how a medical imaging technique has taken on a second life in revealing forgery of an artist's signature and changes in inscriptions on paintings…
Safe journey for works of art
— 6 Dec 2009 12:19 | TechnologyAfter being exhibited in New York, the priceless oil paintings move on to a gallery in Paris and then to a museum in Berlin. To protect the works of art from the effects of the environment…
New look for antiques
— 28 Oct 2009 11:23 | ChemistryIn the past, restoration of paintings and other old artwork often involved application of acrylic resins to consolidate and protect them. One of the most important tasks for modern…
Hidden treasure: Technique reveals buried image in famed illustrator's painting
— 20 Aug 2009 12:57 | ChemistryScientists today reported use of a new X-ray imaging technique to reveal for the first time in a century unprecedented details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by famed…