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Article

A Case Study of Renaissance Wall Paintings in Granada (Spain): Historical–Artistic Analysis, Materials Characterization, and State of Conservation

by
Daniel Jiménez-Desmond
1,2,*,
Anna Arizzi
2 and
Carolina Cardell
2
1
CINTECX, GESSMin Group, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Engineering, Mining and Energy Engineering School, University of Vigo, 36310 Vigo, Spain
2
Department of Mineralogy and Petrology, Faculty of Science, University of Granada, Avenida Fuentenueva s/n, 18002 Granada, Spain
*
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Minerals 2023, 13(7), 854; https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070854
Submission received: 17 April 2023 / Revised: 26 May 2023 / Accepted: 15 June 2023 / Published: 23 June 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Historical Mineral Pigments, Volume II)
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The research carried out on the wall paintings of Hernán Pérez del Pulgar’s Palace chapel in Granada (Spain) was aimed at determining its historical–artistic, stylistic, technical, and compositional aspects. For this, a 16th century frieze and an 18th century pendentive were studied. The mineralogical, chemical, and textural characterization of the constituent materials and the study of the state of conservation of the paintings have helped to determine the pictorial technique used, identify the nature of the salts present in the paintings, and other pathologies including a dormant fungal attack. To this end, optical microscopy (OM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Field emission scanning electron microscopy with microanalysis (FESEM-EDS), and micro-Raman spectroscopy (MRS) were used. The information obtained helps clarify important aspects of the painting technique used, laying a basis to ensure effective and suitable conservation and restoration measures on the paintings that will ensure their durability over time.
Keywords: wall painting; tempera; pigments; conservation; efflorescences; fungi attack wall painting; tempera; pigments; conservation; efflorescences; fungi attack

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Jiménez-Desmond, D.; Arizzi, A.; Cardell, C. A Case Study of Renaissance Wall Paintings in Granada (Spain): Historical–Artistic Analysis, Materials Characterization, and State of Conservation. Minerals 2023, 13, 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070854

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Jiménez-Desmond D, Arizzi A, Cardell C. A Case Study of Renaissance Wall Paintings in Granada (Spain): Historical–Artistic Analysis, Materials Characterization, and State of Conservation. Minerals. 2023; 13(7):854. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070854

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Jiménez-Desmond, Daniel, Anna Arizzi, and Carolina Cardell. 2023. "A Case Study of Renaissance Wall Paintings in Granada (Spain): Historical–Artistic Analysis, Materials Characterization, and State of Conservation" Minerals 13, no. 7: 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070854

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Jiménez-Desmond, D., Arizzi, A., & Cardell, C. (2023). A Case Study of Renaissance Wall Paintings in Granada (Spain): Historical–Artistic Analysis, Materials Characterization, and State of Conservation. Minerals, 13(7), 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/min13070854

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