Caracterização através de análise química da escultura portuguesa sobre madeira de produção erudita e de produção popular da época barroca

Carolina Barata; Jorgelina Carballo; António João Cruz; João Coroado; Maria Eduarda Araújo; Maria Helena Mendonça

doi:10.1590/S0100-40422013000100005

Caracterização através de análise química da escultura portuguesa sobre madeira de produção erudita e de produção popular da época barroca

Translated title of the contribution: Characterization by chemical analysis of Portuguese baroque polychrome wooden sculptures with erudite and popular features

Carolina Barata^*, Jorgelina Carballo, António João Cruz, João Coroado, Maria Eduarda Araújo, Maria Helena Mendonça

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Making use of several analytical techniques, four erudite and four popular Portuguese baroque wooden sculptures were studied. The materials and techniques employed were identifed and the relationship between their artistic quality and the materials used was investigated. In general, the pigments were common at the time, but one pigment discovered in the beginning of the 18th century and two rare arsenic pigments were also identifed. In popular sculptures cost-saving was detected, particularly concerning the gold leaf. Regarding some technical procedures identifed, recommendations found in historical documents did not seem to have been entirely followed, neither in erudite nor in popular sculptures.

Translated title of the contribution	Characterization by chemical analysis of Portuguese baroque polychrome wooden sculptures with erudite and popular features
Original language	Portuguese
Pages (from-to)	21-26
Number of pages	6
Journal	Quimica Nova
Volume	36
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422013000100005
Publication status	Published - 6 Mar 2013

Keywords

Polychrome sculpture
Pigments
Gilding

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