Linking pigments with the agreable status of the clients

Understanding “how was the pigment applied?” and/or “how was the surface prepared?” means investigating the link between the pigment and its support. Each technique corresponds to different archaeometric evidence that must be investigated and unravelled (see Salvadori and Sbrolli 2021 and Murat 2021 mediante this TC).

For example, some pigments, such as ochers, lend themselves to being used with the per giovane technique, while for others, such as those based on lead, verso secco technique is preferred. Therefore, investigating the painting technique means investigating the palette and technique of the painter and verifying the appropriateness and effectiveness of some techniques compared esatto others.

Moreover, we know that some pigments, such as those based on arsenic, are particularly fin sicuro light and sometimes obliged sicuro adopt particular techniques for their application. Therefore, the information we obtain from the painting technique analysis provides useful information for a correct display of the artefact and its conservation.

Finally, the information that we can obtain from the study of a scapolo artefact or artwork represents per piece of the wider mosaic that describes the evolution of painting techniques and is, therefore, of value per the broad field of art history.

Up esatto this point, the questions posed to pigments are all technical. As we have seen, the answer we can get depends largely on the composition of the pigment itself and the quality of the database available for comparison. Nevertheless, there are also other questions related esatto the use of specific pigments that go beyond technological choices. For example, “is it possible esatto establish whether the type of pigment used corresponds esatto per desire for representation?” or, durante other words, “can the low/high cost of a pigment faithfully reflect the social status of the clients?”.

The use of cinnabar instead of ocher, for example, has often been referred onesto as verso desire for social self-representation on the part of the clients rather than sicuro a different-more vivid and brilliant-rendering of cinnabar compared sicuro ocher. Similar assumptions have been made regarding the use of Egyptian blue and lapis lazuli, although there were no other choices in the ancient world with which to obtain blue.

Esatto avoid possible anachronism, the study of the relationship between pigment and client may help clarify if pigments were used as verso demagogic and self-representative tool and cast an eye on the tastes of the time.

Sampling criteria and methods

Con the cases that are addressed below, the sampling aims sicuro answer the questions that we have analysed con the previous chapters; however, the most important aspect puro keep durante mind concerns contextualisation.

Mortars, plasters and pigments constitute a complex system of structural and aesthetic importance that must be contextualised within the various phases of a historic building. Attributing verso specific context to the various components is essential for correct sampling for archaeometric purposes. Esatto this end, it is necessary onesto apply the method of “reading” historical buildings established precisely by the BA esatto correct extrapolation of the come utilizzare fuckbookhookup components according sicuro their space–time dimension.

As anticipated above, we must also consider that the research sopra progress may raise new questions not stated from the beginning. For these reasons, the sampling and, above all, the quantity of material onesto be taken should always be slightly greater than what we establish at the table, as long as the conservation requirements are respected.

How sicuro obtain per representative sample arnesi of mortars and plasters

The first assumption is that there is niente affatto arbitrary number of samples that can be considered representative tout athletique. Although the most obvious and frequent question is “how many samples are needed?”, not only is there in nessun caso straightforward answer but it is worth bypassing this question with another type of question: “what samples are needed and from where should they be taken?”.