Adapted-Consumer-Technology Approach to Making Near-Infrared-Reflectography Visualization of Paintings and Murals Accessible to a Wider Audience

Autor/inn/en	Torres, Alexa; Floyd, McKenzie A.
Titel	Adapted-Consumer-Technology Approach to Making Near-Infrared-Reflectography Visualization of Paintings and Murals Accessible to a Wider Audience
Quelle	In: Journal of Chemical Education, 96 (2019) 6, S.1129-1135 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Floyd, McKenzie A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0021-9584
Schlagwörter	Educational Technology; Technology Uses in Education; Telecommunications; Handheld Devices; Science Instruction; Museums; Painting (Visual Arts); Art Products; Photography; College Science; Undergraduate Study; Spectroscopy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Unterrichtsmedien; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Telekommunikationstechnik; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Museum; Museumswesen; Museen; Malerei; Künstlerische Produktion; Fotografie; Grundstudium; Spektroskopie
Abstract	Smartphone technology has the potential to make heritage science accessible to museums, individual collectors, and educators. Infrared reflectography (IRR) is a nondestructive analysis method used by museums to gain information about the provenance, history, and aging of artworks. This paper introduces a highly accessible, inexpensive apparatus for near-infrared (NIR) imaging of paintings: a long-pass filter with a 750 nm cut-on wavelength mounted on a Samsung HTC smartphone back-facing camera. This method proved effective in improving visibility of underdrawings, as well as in the detection of compositional changes by the artist, retouchings, and original-composition elements obscured by damage or aging. Egg-tempera test panels, historic oil paintings, and wall murals were all imaged with the NIR-smartphone apparatus. The research presented in this paper demonstrates the potential of adapted consumer technology for interdisciplinary scientific investigation in museums and at heritage sites, which has the potential to raise public understanding of heritage science. This simple and affordable approach is a promising tool for teaching the importance of and principles behind the scientific investigation of artworks. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01