Gino Severini in Switzerland: A Technical Study of the Wall Paintings of Saint Nicolas de Myre in Semsales in Studies in conservation, Vol.68 N°1-2(2023; January-February) (2023-01-01)

Public ISBD [article]  inStudies in conservation > Vol.68 N°1-2(2023; January-February) (2023-01-01) . - P.171-192 Titre : Gino Severini in Switzerland: A Technical Study of the Wall Paintings of Saint Nicolas de Myre in Semsales Type de document : texte imprimé Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : P.171-192 Note générale : Article en libre accès (open access). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00393630.2021.1975612 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Diagnostic non invasif Interdisciplinarité dans les sciences Peinture -- Technique -- Identification Peinture à fresque -- Suisse -- 20e siècle Recherche documentaire Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Spectroscopie infrarouge Index. décimale : 7.025 Dommages. Conservation. Protection Résumé : Although Gino Severini is recognised as a leading exponent of European avant-garde movements through the first half of the twentieth century, his work as a mural painter is little known. This article reports the technical study of Severini’s wall paintings for the Swiss church of Saint Nicolas de Myre in Semsales (1924–1926), in the framework of a research project coordinated by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland and financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the project investigates the wall paintings made by the artist in five churches in Switzerland and dating between 1924 and 1947, with the aim of clarifying the artist's mural painting techniques. Following research in the parish archives and in those of the Severini family, the project proceeded in the different churches with in situ examination (diffuse and raking visible light, UV radiation, digital microscopy) supported by non-invasive scientific investigation (technical photography and spectroscopic point analyses) and laboratory invasive analyses on micro-samples. Lastly, the data from all the various sources are collected and interrelated. The artist’s first commission, in 1924 at Semsales, became the longest and most complex, given the artist’s relative lack of mural experience, the extent of surfaces, and variety of techniques adopted. The investigation reveals a long process in which Severini mastered a secco procedures using organic binders, on plasters that had already been applied, flanked by works in the tradition of a fresco painting, enriched with a modern palette of colours. Underlying all this work was a long process of planning, in which the artist associated the differing techniques with variations in style, in an extremely personal language between cubism and classicism. [article] Gino Severini in Switzerland: A Technical Study of the Wall Paintings of Saint Nicolas de Myre in Semsales [texte imprimé] . - 2023 . - P.171-192. Article en libre accès (open access). https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00393630.2021.1975612 Langues : Anglais (eng) in Studies in conservation > Vol.68 N°1-2(2023; January-February) (2023-01-01) . - P.171-192 Catégories : Diagnostic non invasif Interdisciplinarité dans les sciences Peinture -- Technique -- Identification Peinture à fresque -- Suisse -- 20e siècle Recherche documentaire Severini, Gino (1883-1966) Spectroscopie infrarouge Index. décimale : 7.025 Dommages. Conservation. Protection Résumé : Although Gino Severini is recognised as a leading exponent of European avant-garde movements through the first half of the twentieth century, his work as a mural painter is little known. This article reports the technical study of Severini’s wall paintings for the Swiss church of Saint Nicolas de Myre in Semsales (1924–1926), in the framework of a research project coordinated by the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland and financed by the Swiss National Science Foundation. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the project investigates the wall paintings made by the artist in five churches in Switzerland and dating between 1924 and 1947, with the aim of clarifying the artist's mural painting techniques. Following research in the parish archives and in those of the Severini family, the project proceeded in the different churches with in situ examination (diffuse and raking visible light, UV radiation, digital microscopy) supported by non-invasive scientific investigation (technical photography and spectroscopic point analyses) and laboratory invasive analyses on micro-samples. Lastly, the data from all the various sources are collected and interrelated. The artist’s first commission, in 1924 at Semsales, became the longest and most complex, given the artist’s relative lack of mural experience, the extent of surfaces, and variety of techniques adopted. The investigation reveals a long process in which Severini mastered a secco procedures using organic binders, on plasters that had already been applied, flanked by works in the tradition of a fresco painting, enriched with a modern palette of colours. Underlying all this work was a long process of planning, in which the artist associated the differing techniques with variations in style, in an extremely personal language between cubism and classicism.

A Significant Japanese Coffer: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Examining Late Sixteenth- — Early Seventeenth-Century Export Urushi Ware in Studies in conservation, Vol.67 N°7-8(2022; October-November) (2022-10-01)  

Public ISBD [article]  inStudies in conservation > Vol.67 N°7-8(2022; October-November) (2022-10-01) . - P. 487-499 Titre : A Significant Japanese Coffer: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Examining Late Sixteenth- — Early Seventeenth-Century Export Urushi Ware Type de document : texte imprimé Année de publication : 2022 Article en page(s) : P. 487-499 Langues : Anglais (eng) Catégories : Bois -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Identification Coffres -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Conservation et restauration Coffres -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Datation -- Documentation Datation -- Méthode du carbone 14 Interdisciplinarité dans les sciences Laques (arts décoratifs) -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Conservation et restauration Microscopie Spectroscopie de réflectance Spectroscopie des rayons X Index. décimale : 7.025 Dommages. Conservation. Protection Résumé : A significant coffer in the Royal Swedish collection, inventory number HGK 406, is examined. The aim is to confirm or add new data concerning its age, provenance, and components of manufacture. The scientific analyses include microscopy of cross and thin sections, wood species identification, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X−ray fluorescence microscopy, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, strontium isotope ratio measurement, and radiocarbon dating. To a lesser degree, the investigation also includes excerpting and examining historical documents. The results show that the body wood is Thujopsis dolabrata BUN 1248, a strong indication for a Japanese origin of the coffer. The urushi coating is made with sap harvested in Japan from the species Toxicodendron vernicifluum. The decorations include gold powder, red iron oxide, and cinnabar pigments. Radiocarbon dating supports dating of the coffer, also based on its style, as late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. While all the results may not stand alone, the study shows that a methodology with a multidisciplinary approach can produce new knowledge, as well as support or reject hypotheses arrived at from other kinds of sources. En ligne : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00393630.2021.1902142 [article] A Significant Japanese Coffer: A Multi-disciplinary Approach to Examining Late Sixteenth- — Early Seventeenth-Century Export Urushi Ware [texte imprimé] . - 2022 . - P. 487-499. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Studies in conservation > Vol.67 N°7-8(2022; October-November) (2022-10-01) . - P. 487-499 Catégories : Bois -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Identification Coffres -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Conservation et restauration Coffres -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Datation -- Documentation Datation -- Méthode du carbone 14 Interdisciplinarité dans les sciences Laques (arts décoratifs) -- Japon -- 17e siècle -- Conservation et restauration Microscopie Spectroscopie de réflectance Spectroscopie des rayons X Index. décimale : 7.025 Dommages. Conservation. Protection Résumé : A significant coffer in the Royal Swedish collection, inventory number HGK 406, is examined. The aim is to confirm or add new data concerning its age, provenance, and components of manufacture. The scientific analyses include microscopy of cross and thin sections, wood species identification, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X−ray fluorescence microscopy, pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, strontium isotope ratio measurement, and radiocarbon dating. To a lesser degree, the investigation also includes excerpting and examining historical documents. The results show that the body wood is Thujopsis dolabrata BUN 1248, a strong indication for a Japanese origin of the coffer. The urushi coating is made with sap harvested in Japan from the species Toxicodendron vernicifluum. The decorations include gold powder, red iron oxide, and cinnabar pigments. Radiocarbon dating supports dating of the coffer, also based on its style, as late sixteenth or early seventeenth century. While all the results may not stand alone, the study shows that a methodology with a multidisciplinary approach can produce new knowledge, as well as support or reject hypotheses arrived at from other kinds of sources. En ligne : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00393630.2021.1902142

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