A pre-restoration minero-petrographic, chemical and microbiological analysis of the sculpture Real Infante Carlo Tito di Borbone

Piergiulio Cappelletti, Francesco Izzo, Concetta Rispoli, Antonino Pollio, Antonino De Natale, Mariagioia Petraretti, Andrea Carpentieri, Leila Birolo, Giarita Ferraro, Anna Manzone, Alessandro Vergara, Chiara Melchiorre

Abstract

A minero-petrographic, chemical and microbiological analysis was carried out on the sculpture Real Infante Carlo Tito di Borbone, recently attributed to Giuseppe Sanmartino. A combination of microscopic, spectroscopic, chromatographic characterization along with the isolation of the microbial population was adopted to evaluate the conservation state of the sculpture. The stone composition was characterized and both biodeterioration and traces of previous restoration were detected.

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10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.133

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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