this paper, following a formalist approach, attempts to explain art as a zeitgeist, or 'spirit of the age'. it is aimed to investigate the enhancement of the painting by armenian artists of isfahan on the bases of historical literature and documents left since 17th, 18th and 19th century, as well as the available secondary sources tries to examine the iranian–armenian community's...

Abstract Augmented Reality (AR) has become an increasingly used technology to support and enhance the enjoyment of cultural heritage. Particularly relevant is its importance for digital storytelling: by framing a portion fresco or painting with smartphone, AR mobile application can provide contextually information, also in form multimedia content, that help user understand story meaning behind ...

We analyze a variational problem for the recovery of vector valued functions and we compute its numerical solution. The data of the problem are a small set of complete samples of the vector valued function and a significant incomplete information where the former are missing. The incomplete information is assumed as the result of a distortion, with values in a lower dimensional manifold. For th...

Abstract Among astral representations in Renaissance paintings and frescoes, a particular very complex class stands out: that of Illustrated Horoscopes, is, complete charts disguised under the cover innocent pastoral landscapes or conventional mythological scenes. Two examples pertaining to this elusive are proposed analyzed article. The first is Giorgionesque painting Royal Gallery Dresden, so...

The essay concentrates on a master narrative strategy presiding over the early emergence of modernity in the area in which contemporary Romania is situated. This narrative strategy richly illustrates the neoByzantine survival strategies of the Greek elites who ruled the Danubian Principalities (Moldova and Valahia) during the earlier stages of Romanian modernization (18th century). Early modem ...

Laboratory X-ray powder microdiffraction (micro-pXRD) is a very effective non-destructive method for direct phase analysis of samples smaller than 1 mm containing crystal constituents with no need of their pre-treatment. It is suitable for identification of pigments in fragments of colour layers of artworks, or their cross-sections, as well as for examination of secondary degradation products. ...

This study evaluated both the possible fungal metabolites involved in degradation of commercial consolidant known as Paraloid® B72 and national artisanal named transparent dispersion casein deteriorative potential melanised fungi. Fungi were found to have capacity produce organic acids, proteases esterases when they grow on consolidants, which can be used nutrients. Mycelia produced by fungi af...

<p class="Abstract">The project of the reuse an architectural environment must consider set residual services provided by building. The activation a documentation process allows you to be aware what offers. spatial and material analysis current state accompanied material, technological tech-system survey. In case study Castiglioni Chapel in Pavia (Italy), various diagnostic outputs were a...