The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques
In the present work, four wooden panels dated to the second half of the 6th century B.C., discovered in 1934 inside a cave located in Corinthia near the ancient city of Sicyon, are examined. The “Pitsa pinakes” are the oldest known examples of panel painting in ancient Greece. The application of non...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:techne_2046 https://doi.org/10.4000/techne.2046 urn:doi:10.4000/techne.2046 en https://journals.openedition.org/techne/2046 2020-09-10T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/l8hq https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques Technè C2RMF info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2750-6185 info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/1254-7867 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/techne Brecoulaki, Hariclia Verri, Giovanni Bourgeois, Brigitte Romano, Francesco Paolo Karydas, Andreas G. Caliri, Claudia González, Elena Martín Kavvadias, Giorgos imagerie peinture sur bois grecque antique art archaïque inscriptions archaïques Corinthie technique picturale pigments LIR (luminescence dans le proche infrarouge) MA-XRF (cartographie en macro-spectrométrie de fluorescence X) MRM (microscopie Raman mobile) ancient Greek wood panel painting Archaic art Archaic inscriptions Corinth painting technique pigments imaging techniques VIL (Visible-induced luminescence) MA-XRF (Macroscopic X-ray fluorescence) MRM (Mobile Raman microscopy) In the present work, four wooden panels dated to the second half of the 6th century B.C., discovered in 1934 inside a cave located in Corinthia near the ancient city of Sicyon, are examined. The “Pitsa pinakes” are the oldest known examples of panel painting in ancient Greece. The application of non-invasive and non-contact imaging and analytical techniques (imaging techniques, including infrared-reflected and visible-induced luminescence, microscopy and mapping XRF) has brought to light significant evidence on the materials and the technology of the paintings. Multiple figurative elements that had remained previously “unseen”, due to the losses and degradation of the original paint layers, were recovered, allowing for a better understanding of the original iconography. Furthermore, imaging techniques have largely contributed to an enhanced reading and understanding of the inscriptions preserved on the panels, including the personal name “Kalypso” on the panel depicting a ritual dance (inv. 16467); this name had hitherto been known only through literary sources. La présente étude concerne quatre tablettes en bois de la seconde moitié du vie siècle avant J.-C., découvertes en 1934 dans une grotte située en Corinthie, près de l’antique cité de Sicyone. Les « pinakes de Pitsa » sont les plus anciens exemples connus de peinture sur bois dans la Grèce antique. Les techniques d’imagerie et d’analyse non-invasives hors contact (notamment par réflectographie infrarouge, luminescence induite visible, microscopie et macro-spectrométrie de fluorescence X) ont livré des données importantes sur les matériaux et techniques picturales. En faisant réapparaître de nombreux éléments figuratifs restés inaperçus jusque-là, en raison des lacunes et dégradations des couches picturales antiques, elles ont permis de mieux comprendre l’iconographie originale. En outre, les procédés d’imagerie employés ont contribué à un meilleur déchiffrage des inscriptions préservées sur les tablettes, notamment (sur la tablette 16467) le nom propre Calypso, connu jusque-là uniquement par les sources littéraires. |
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imagerie peinture sur bois grecque antique art archaïque inscriptions archaïques Corinthie technique picturale pigments LIR (luminescence dans le proche infrarouge) MA-XRF (cartographie en macro-spectrométrie de fluorescence X) MRM (microscopie Raman mobile) ancient Greek wood panel painting Archaic art Archaic inscriptions Corinth painting technique pigments imaging techniques VIL (Visible-induced luminescence) MA-XRF (Macroscopic X-ray fluorescence) MRM (Mobile Raman microscopy) |
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imagerie peinture sur bois grecque antique art archaïque inscriptions archaïques Corinthie technique picturale pigments LIR (luminescence dans le proche infrarouge) MA-XRF (cartographie en macro-spectrométrie de fluorescence X) MRM (microscopie Raman mobile) ancient Greek wood panel painting Archaic art Archaic inscriptions Corinth painting technique pigments imaging techniques VIL (Visible-induced luminescence) MA-XRF (Macroscopic X-ray fluorescence) MRM (Mobile Raman microscopy) Brecoulaki, Hariclia Verri, Giovanni Bourgeois, Brigitte Romano, Francesco Paolo Karydas, Andreas G. Caliri, Claudia González, Elena Martín Kavvadias, Giorgos The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques |
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In the present work, four wooden panels dated to the second half of the 6th century B.C., discovered in 1934 inside a cave located in Corinthia near the ancient city of Sicyon, are examined. The “Pitsa pinakes” are the oldest known examples of panel painting in ancient Greece. The application of non-invasive and non-contact imaging and analytical techniques (imaging techniques, including infrared-reflected and visible-induced luminescence, microscopy and mapping XRF) has brought to light significant evidence on the materials and the technology of the paintings. Multiple figurative elements that had remained previously “unseen”, due to the losses and degradation of the original paint layers, were recovered, allowing for a better understanding of the original iconography. Furthermore, imaging techniques have largely contributed to an enhanced reading and understanding of the inscriptions preserved on the panels, including the personal name “Kalypso” on the panel depicting a ritual dance (inv. 16467); this name had hitherto been known only through literary sources. |
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Brecoulaki, Hariclia Verri, Giovanni Bourgeois, Brigitte Romano, Francesco Paolo Karydas, Andreas G. Caliri, Claudia González, Elena Martín Kavvadias, Giorgos |
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Brecoulaki, Hariclia Verri, Giovanni Bourgeois, Brigitte Romano, Francesco Paolo Karydas, Andreas G. Caliri, Claudia González, Elena Martín Kavvadias, Giorgos |
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Brecoulaki, Hariclia |
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The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques |
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The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques |
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The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques |
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The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques |
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The “lost art” of Archaic Greek painting: revealing new evidence on the Pitsa pinakes through MA-XRF and imaging techniques |
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“lost art” of archaic greek painting: revealing new evidence on the pitsa pinakes through ma-xrf and imaging techniques |
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