X-ray fluorescence analysis of bronze sculptures by Giuseppe Renda

Francesco Caridi, Giuseppe Paladini, Pasquale Faenza, Vincenza Crupi, Domenico Majolino, Valentina Venuti

Abstract

In this study the elemental composition analysis of three bronze sculptures by Giuseppe Renda (one of the most famous interpreters of the Neapolitan Verism in the 19th and 20th centuries), respectively named La Fortuna, Scugnizzo and Non mi toccare, was performed, for the first time, by means of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectroscopy.<BR />The analysis of the investigated artefacts, closely related to the sample preparation and preservation, was carried out with the aim of improving the knowledge of the Southern Italy bronze art of the second half of the 20th century and in order to suggest to restorers the best interventions to minimize the conservation problems that could affect the durability of the precious artefacts.<BR />Noteworthy, the achieved results represent useful and essential tools to obtain information on the execution technique, in a completely non-invasive way, and to address management issues of the investigated artworks.

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DOI

10.21014/tc4-ARC-2023.160

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TC4 - Measurement of Electrical Quantities

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