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Figure 5 SEM-EDX analyses on the cross section paint layer of T3 sample.
Once they had removed the varnish, they were able to examine tiny cross sections of paint.
SEM EDS analyses were carried out on cross sections and paint samples placed on double sided conductive adhesive carbon tabs using a Hitachi S-3400 N scanning electron microscope with an energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (SEM EDS) operating at an acceleration voltage of 20 kV and low vacuum mode at 25 Pa.
A small number of cross section samples and paint scrapings were obtained for more detailed characterization of the pigments.
Photomicrographs of the paint cross section samples were taken with a Zeiss light microscope under visible and UV illuminations using the AxioVision4.X.X software.
It would be important, for the purpose of preventive conservation, to confirm the identity of this red pigment by a complimentary technique such as FTIR and by taking a cross section to determine if the paint has darkened at the surface.
c The silk, base layer, ground layer and the paint layer Fig. 4 Polarized light microscopy of the cross section from P3 showing the metallic paint layer at different levels of magnification, a ×100 µm and b ×100 µm Fig. 5 Light microscopy images of a sample from P4 showing the red translucent glaze, a ×50 and b ×100.
I place the samples in moulds and embed them in polyester resin so that I can prepare cross sections of the paint layers.
Analyses of cross sections of the paint samples were performed by SEM EDS and Raman spectroscopy in order to obtain information about the pigments used.
In the lower part of the cross section (Figure 3), the original painting appears composed of a conventional gesso ground (layer 1) covered by a red layer of bole made of earth pigments (layer 2) beneath a metallic leaf (layer 3).
The authors of this study were able to examine cross-sections of paint specimens collected from the site and microstratigraphic analysis enabled the sequence of overlapping paintings to be clarified.
