Anatomy of the Painting: The Study of the Serbian Orthodox Icon from the Turn of the Seventeenth to the Eighteenth Century
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. The Artifact of the Study
2.2. Analytical Techniques
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Panel Support
3.2. Preparatory and Paint Layer
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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No. | Average HU (SE) | ROI (cm2) | Wood Thickness (cm) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | −579.8 (9) | 5.74 | 2.10 |
2 | −433.8 (3) | 5.65 | 2.22 |
3 | −345.2 (6) | 7.14 | 2.22 |
4 | −405.8 (3) | 6.13 | 2.29 |
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Gajić-Kvaščev, M.; Klisurić, O.; Andrić, V.; Ridolfi, S.; Nikolić, O.; Pavlović, V.; Korolija Crkvenjakov, D. Anatomy of the Painting: The Study of the Serbian Orthodox Icon from the Turn of the Seventeenth to the Eighteenth Century. Coatings 2024, 14, 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070854
Gajić-Kvaščev M, Klisurić O, Andrić V, Ridolfi S, Nikolić O, Pavlović V, Korolija Crkvenjakov D. Anatomy of the Painting: The Study of the Serbian Orthodox Icon from the Turn of the Seventeenth to the Eighteenth Century. Coatings. 2024; 14(7):854. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070854
Chicago/Turabian StyleGajić-Kvaščev, Maja, Olivera Klisurić, Velibor Andrić, Stefano Ridolfi, Olivera Nikolić, Vladimir Pavlović, and Daniela Korolija Crkvenjakov. 2024. "Anatomy of the Painting: The Study of the Serbian Orthodox Icon from the Turn of the Seventeenth to the Eighteenth Century" Coatings 14, no. 7: 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070854
APA StyleGajić-Kvaščev, M., Klisurić, O., Andrić, V., Ridolfi, S., Nikolić, O., Pavlović, V., & Korolija Crkvenjakov, D. (2024). Anatomy of the Painting: The Study of the Serbian Orthodox Icon from the Turn of the Seventeenth to the Eighteenth Century. Coatings, 14(7), 854. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14070854