TY - GEN
T1 - Portable non-invasive imaging method for monitoring the conservation of frescoes
AU - Manfredi, Marcello
AU - Barberis, Elettra
AU - Bearman, Greg
AU - Marengo, Emilio
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 IEEE.
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Today, thanks to the development and the rapid diffusion of digital technologies, use of imaging optical methods as diagnostic tools in cultural heritage is rapidly increasing. In this research we present the use of multispectral imaging for monitoring the conservation of frescoes. The interaction of wall paintings in churches and monuments of historical interest with the environment is the first cause of their degradation, especially when the frescoes were detached from the wall. The technique presented here uses a portable LED multispectral imaging and advanced statistics algorithms to monitoring the frescoes surfaces: with imaging method we can examine the entire surface of a fresco. This paper reports the application of the method for monitoring the conservation of the frescoes in the deconsecrated church of S. Maria di Castello (Valle Lomellina, PV, Italy), painted by a local artist in the XV century. Monitoring of frescoes, starting concurrently with the installation of a climate controlled system in the church, is able to identify inappropriate storage conditions or degradations processes in action.
AB - Today, thanks to the development and the rapid diffusion of digital technologies, use of imaging optical methods as diagnostic tools in cultural heritage is rapidly increasing. In this research we present the use of multispectral imaging for monitoring the conservation of frescoes. The interaction of wall paintings in churches and monuments of historical interest with the environment is the first cause of their degradation, especially when the frescoes were detached from the wall. The technique presented here uses a portable LED multispectral imaging and advanced statistics algorithms to monitoring the frescoes surfaces: with imaging method we can examine the entire surface of a fresco. This paper reports the application of the method for monitoring the conservation of the frescoes in the deconsecrated church of S. Maria di Castello (Valle Lomellina, PV, Italy), painted by a local artist in the XV century. Monitoring of frescoes, starting concurrently with the installation of a climate controlled system in the church, is able to identify inappropriate storage conditions or degradations processes in action.
KW - Cultural Heritage Preservation
KW - Frescoes Conservation
KW - Monitoring Surfaces
KW - Non-invasive Imaging Method
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84965169507&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7419545
DO - 10.1109/DigitalHeritage.2015.7419545
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84965169507
T3 - 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress, Digital Heritage 2015
SP - 449
EP - 452
BT - 2015 Digital Heritage International Congress, Digital Heritage 2015
A2 - Torres, Juan Carlos
A2 - Guidi, Gabriele
A2 - Barcelo, Juan
A2 - Duranti, Luciana
A2 - Graf, Holger
A2 - Brunet, Pere
A2 - Hazan, Susan
A2 - Scopigno, Roberto
A2 - Remondino, Fabio
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2nd Digital Heritage International Congress: Analysis and Interpretation - Theory, Methodologies, Preservation and Standards - Digital Heritage Projects and Applications, Digital Heritage 2015
Y2 - 28 September 2015 through 2 October 2015
ER -