Discovery of pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar in Rembrandt's The Night Watch: analytical study and historical contextualization

This article reports on the discovery of pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar in Rembrandt's masterpiece The Night Watch . A large-scale research project named Operation Night Watch was started in 2019 . A variety of non-invasive analytical imaging techniques, together with paint sample r...

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Published in:	Heritage science Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 237 - 20
Main Authors:	De Keyser, Nouchka, Broers, Fréderique T. H., Vanmeert, Frederik, van Loon, Annelies, Gabrieli, Francesca, De Meyer, Steven, Gestels, Arthur, Gonzalez, Victor, Hermens, Erma, Noble, Petria, Meirer, Florian, Janssens, Koen, Keune, Katrien
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 11.07.2024 Springer Nature B.V Springer SpringerOpen
Subjects:	Amorphous Amorphous materials Analytical chemistry Arsenic Arsenic sulfide Chemical Sciences Chemistry and Materials Science Energy dispersive X ray analysis Imaging techniques Light diffraction Materials Science Microscopy Mixtures Night Optical microscopy Pararealgar Photodegradation Pigments Raman spectroscopy Red pigments Rembrandt Research projects Spectrum analysis Sulfides The Night Watch X ray analysis X ray imagery X ray powder diffraction X-ray fluorescence Arsenic sulfide Amorphous Pigments Pararealgar The Night Watch Historical sources Rembrandt
ISSN:	2050-7445, 2050-7445
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