We describe the performance of a microclimate monitoring system that was implemented for the preventive conservation of the Renaissance frescoes in the apse vault of the Cathedral of Valencia, that were restored in 2006. This system comprises 29 relative humidity (RH) and temperature sensors: 10 of them inserted into the plaster layer supporting the fresco paintings, 10 sensors in the walls clo...

It is quite certain that the visible frescoes in exonarthex of Gračanica Monastery outer narthex do not come from same period, so their chronological separation and more precise dating are complex. If it taken into account was built early thirties 14th century, vestibule have been painted after 1330, but those today. repainted later, during time Metropolitan Nicanor around 1530. The scene Bapti...

Salt crystallization is one of the most dangerous forms degradation affecting frescoes. This phenomenon can lead to cracking, flaking and detachment pictorial layer, ultimately ruining work art. However, characterization soluble salts via chemical analysis be employed determine conditions artifact establish proper restoration and/or conservation strategies adopted. In this archaeometric study, ...

The characterization of red pigments in frescoes wall paintings has been great interest for researchers to better understand raw material procurement dynamics, pigment receipts, stylistic evolution and assess their conservation state. In this study a non-destructive colorimetric approach implementing smartphone-based method was developed order be able distinguish between three made from minium,...