Replicas in Caravaggio's paintings: the correct use of scientific analysis

Maurizio Diana; Pietro Moioli; Claudio Seccaroni

doi:10.1117/12.308591

25 May 1998 Replicas in Caravaggio's paintings: the correct use of scientific analysis

Maurizio Diana, Pietro Moioli, Claudio Seccaroni

Proceedings Volume 3315, Scientific Detection of Fakery in Art; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308591
Event: Photonics West '98 Electronic Imaging, 1998, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Painting techniques and materials employed by Caravaggio are analyzed by X-ray fluorescence and radiography of unquestioned genuine works and compared to replicas of his earlier work. This approach is important in the attribution of recently discovered paintings and copies from the XVII century.

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Maurizio Diana, Pietro Moioli, and Claudio Seccaroni "Replicas in Caravaggio's paintings: the correct use of scientific analysis", Proc. SPIE 3315, Scientific Detection of Fakery in Art, (25 May 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.308591

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