High-resolution optical topography applied to ancient painting diagnostics
Anno: 1995
Autori: Bertani D., Cetica M., Melozzi M., Pezzati L.
Affiliazione autori: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy;
Officine Galileo, Via Albert Einstein 35, 50013 Campi Bisenzio, Florence, Italy
Abstract: We present a nondestructive, high resolution optical technique to obtain the surface topography of ancient paintings. The method is based on the projection of a grid of parallel lines, using white light, onto the surface to be analyzed. When viewed at an angle different from the projection angle, the grid pattern appears deformed by the surface shape. This pattern is digitized and then processed using a spatial-carrier phase-shifting algorithm that allows recovering the surface height map with high precision. The method relies on very simple equipment, gives immediate quantitative results, and is suitable for in situ measurements. It permits the recording of topographic maps of ancient paintings as well as the measurement of local detachments of the paint layer. A theoretical analysis of the method is discussed, together with a description of the data analysis algorithm. Finally, we provide
some experimental results concerning the diagnostic of a twelfth-century masterpiece.
Giornale/Rivista: OPTICAL ENGINEERING
Volume: 34 (4) Da Pagina: 1219 A: 1225
Parole chiavi: surface topography; interferometry; painting diagnosticDOI: 10.1117/12.196545Citazioni: 16dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-05-05Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui