Non destructive diagnosis at the Brancacci Chapel, Church of Santa Maria del Carmine (Florence)
Giovanni Leucci, Lara De Giorgi, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Lucrezia Longhitano, Alberto Felici, Cristiano Riminesi
Abstract:
The Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine in Florence, in the Oltrarno area, was built in 1268 (pre- Renaissance low medieval context), consecrated in 1422. Due to a devastating fire in 1771 of the interior of the original church, very little remained, between the parts that managed to save including the Corsini and Brancacci chapels. The architect Giuseppe Ruggeri was responsible for the reconstruction of the church, which was completed in 1782 (with the exception of the gabled façade which remained unfinished, as it can still be seen today (in fact it has bricks and exposed stone elements). Geophysical investigations were undertaken into the Brancacci chapel in order to have information on the wall structure that contains the wall paintings by Masaccio, Masolino and Filippino Lippi, to understand the stratigraphy of the mortars and formulate some hypotheses on the causes of their detachment.. The results are interesting.
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IMEKO-TC4-MetroArchaeo2022-098.pdf
DOI:
10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.098
Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2022
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Consenca, ITALY
Time:
19 September 2022 - 21 September 2022
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