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Chromatic changes in paintings of Adriano de Sousa Lopes after the removal of aged varnish

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The ability to digitally remove the varnish layer during the pre-conservation diagnostic of a painting, without any chemical or physical intervention, could be an advantage because it enables the prediction of the outcome of the cleaning procedure of the protective layer and contributes to the treatment proposal. Two paintings from Adriano de Sousa Lopes were investigated by hyperspectral imaging in the visible range, before and after the varnish layer removal. The spectral reflectance was estimated in each case and its comparison used to assess the effect of the varnish layer removal. The simulated paintings with the old varnish layer were compared with those restored, with no varnish, by comparing the chromaticity coordinates and other chromatic descriptors. It was found that considering the effect of the varnish layer of each painting individually produces lower errors than considering the average of the varnish layer across paintings. It was also found that simulating the varnish layer removal without knowing the varnish transmittance produces limited results and that the errors are smaller if the chromatic content is assessed without considering lightness.
A capacidade de remover digitalmente a camada de verniz na fase de diagnostico de uma pintura, sem qualquer intervencao quimica ou fisica, podera ser uma vantagem, pois permite prever o resultado do procedimento de limpeza da camada de protecao e auxiliar a proposta de tratamento. Duas pinturas de Adriano de Sousa Lopes foram investigadas por imagiografia hiperespectral na zona da luz visivel, antes e apos a remocao da camada de verniz. A reflectancia espectral foi estimada em cada caso e sua comparacao utilizada para avaliar o efeito da remocao da camada de verniz. As pinturas simuladas com a camada de verniz envelhecida foram comparadas com a intervencionada, sem verniz, comparando as coordenadas cromaticas e outros descritores cromaticos. Verificou-se que considerando o efeito da camada de verniz de cada pintura individualmente obtem-se erros mais baixos do que considerando a media da camada de verniz das duas pinturas. Verificou-se tambem que simular a remocao da camada de verniz sem saber a transmitancia do verniz original produz resultados limitados e que os erros sao menores se o conteudo cromatico for obtido sem considerar a luminosidade.

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Colours Varnish layer Paintings Hyperspectral imaging Spectral analysis Digital removal Cores Camada de verniz Pinturas Imagiografia hiperespectral Análise espectral Remoção digital

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Linhares, J., Cardeira, L., Bailão, A., Pastilha, R., Nascimento, S. (2020). Chromatic changes in paintings of Adriano de Sousa Lopes after the removal of aged varnish. Conservar Património, 34, 50-64

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ARP · Associação Profissional de Conservadores-Restauradores de Portugal

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