Panselinos' Byzantine wall paintings in the Protaton Church, Mount Athos, Greece: a technical examination

Daniilia, S; Sotiropoulou, S; Bikiaris, D; Salpistis, C; Karagiannis, G; Chryssoulakis, Y; Price, BA; Carlson, JH

dc.contributor.author	Daniilia, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Sotiropoulou, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Bikiaris, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Salpistis, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Karagiannis, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Chryssoulakis, Y	en
dc.contributor.author	Price, BA	en
dc.contributor.author	Carlson, JH	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:15:46Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:15:46Z
dc.date.issued	2000	en
dc.identifier.issn	1296-2074	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13727
dc.subject	Byzantine frescoes	en
dc.subject	palette	en
dc.subject	painting technique	en
dc.subject	non-destructive analysis	en
dc.subject	micro-analytical identification	en
dc.subject.classification	Archaeology	en
dc.subject.classification	Art	en
dc.subject.classification	Geosciences, Multidisciplinary	en
dc.subject.classification	Spectroscopy	en
dc.title	Panselinos' Byzantine wall paintings in the Protaton Church, Mount Athos, Greece: a technical examination	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/S1296-2074(00)00164-3	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1296-2074(00)00164-3	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2000	en
heal.abstract	The sole surviving fresco paintings of Manuel Panselinos (13th century AD), one of the most celebrated Greek iconographers of the Byzantine era, are located in the Protaton Church (10th century AD) on Mount Athos, Greece. This paper presents an examination and technical analysis of 15 representative thematic scenes, covering an area of approximately 65 m(2), from these monumental works of art. The following exhaustive study and documentation of both the original and the subsequently restored areas of the wall paintings were made possible by using various imaging techniques, including visible and ultra-violet photography, infrared reflectography, colour measurements and representation. The chemical identification of the pigments, binders and layer stratigraphy was achieved through the use of visible and ultra-violet fluorescence microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform mu spectroscopy (mu FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive analysis (SEM-EDS) and electron probe microanalysis (EPMA). A collaborative analysis, its results demonstrate that the paintings were executed in both the true fresco and lime-painting techniques. They have also established Panselinos' choice of materials and colour palette. We believe this study to be an important and necessary prerequisite for the future preservation and restoration of these unique frescoes. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS	en
heal.publisher	ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER	en
heal.journalName	JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/S1296-2074(00)00164-3	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000208132000002	en
dc.identifier.volume	1	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	91	en
dc.identifier.epage	110	en