XRF and raman spectroscopy of pigments and binders in works of bulgarian artists from the collection of Krasimir Dachev

Abstract

Five paintings with signatures of Anton Mitov, Boris Mitov, Yaroslav Veshin from the Dachev Collection were studied at the Centre for Archaeometry with Laboratory for Conservation and Restoration (CALCR) with X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF), supplemented by Raman spectroscopy. The paintings were pre-examined under a microscope, UV, IR source, spectrophotometer and a colour analyser at the laboratory in the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore Studies with Ethnographic Museum (IEFSEM BAS) according a contract between the institute and the owner for an authentication of the collection.

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