Iryn Bijker doctoral scholarship holder Research Iryn Bijker Research team Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Lead white speciation: a technical marker for dating paintings and paint layers. 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2025 Abstract Recent developments i…

Ermanno Avranovich Clerici onderzoeker Publicaties Ermanno Avranovich Clerici Darkening of lead white in old master drawings and historic prints : a multi-analytical investigation Bron Microchemical journal - ISSN 0026-265X-199 (2024) p. 1-10 Auteur(s) Gianluca Pastorelli, Annette S. Ortiz Miranda, …

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Study of pigment degradation processes Why van Gogh's Sunflowers are wilting The colour of Vincent van Gogh's famous Sunflowers is changing over time, because of the mixture of pigments used by the Dutch master in his paint…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Degradation of cadmium yellow Cadmium yellow (CdS) is a modern pigment that was intensively used by Ensor, Van Gogh and their progressive contemporaries (Monet, Seurat, Picasso, etc.) because of its bright yellow colour. In…

Stefanie Bauvois teaching assistant Research Stefanie Bauvois Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Treatment of pre-Columbian objects. 07/11/2019 - 01/10/2020 Abstract Research and treatment of three pre-columbian artifacts from the collection of the city of Antwerp. Due to the …

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content The Scream by E. Munch Solving a Cold Case: the Bird Droppings Mystery 'Bird droppings can pose a significant threat for monuments, outdoor statues ... and brand new cars', says Dr. Geert Van der Snickt, cultural heritage s…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Scanning MAXRPD In-house MAXRPD scanner Macroscopic X-ray powder diffraction scanning (MAXRPD) is a technique that allows to visualize the distribution of crystalline compounds in different types of flat macroscopic samples…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Degradation of red lead Red lead is most familiar to us in orange-red rustproof paint. However, artists have treasured the brilliant color of this pigment for their paintings since ancient times. This pigment is known to un…

Teresa Scovacricchi doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Teresa Scovacricchi Chemical mapping of the degradation of geranium lake in paint cross sections by MALDI-MSI Bron Analytical chemistry - ISSN 0003-2700-95:49 (2023) p. 18215-18223 Auteur(s) Alba Alvarez-Martin, Jusal Quanico, Teresa Scovacricchi, Er…

A-PECS search menu search content Blackening of the red pigment vermillion For centuries on end, vermillion red remained one of the most popular pigments and was used by our greatest painters. It is a widely known fact, however, that over time the red degrades and turns black. Researchers at the Uni…

Enis Ukshini postdoc researcher FWO Research Enis Ukshini Research team Biomedical Physics Expertise My specialties are acoustics, fast pressure sensitive paint, vibrations, 3D digital image correlation, optics, image processing, operational analysis, signal processing and experimental investigation…

Kirsten Derks postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Kirsten Derks Reconstructing Sweerts : practical insights into the historical dark halo technique based on paint reconstructions Bron Alla maniera : technical art history and the meaning of style in 15th to 17th century painting: papers presented at the …

Emma Moormann senior onderzoeker - academisch medewerker postdoc Publicaties Emma Moormann Normative implications of postgenomic deterministic narratives : the case study of epigenetic harm Bron History and philosophy of the life sciences - ISSN 0391-9714-46:4 (2024) p. 1-26 Auteur(s) Emma Moormann …

Alba Alvarez Martin onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Alba Alvarez Martin Chemical mapping of the degradation of geranium lake in paint cross sections by MALDI-MSI Bron Analytical chemistry - ISSN 0003-2700-95:49 (2023) p. 18215-18223 Auteur(s) Alba Alvarez-Martin, Jusal Quanico, Teresa Scovacricch…

Muhammad Adeel onbezoldigd medewerker Onderzoek Muhammad Adeel Onderzoeksgroep Intelligentie in processen, geavanceerde katalysatoren en solventen (iPRACS) Expertise Hallo collega's! Mijn naam is Dr. Muhammad Adeel, ik ben 31 jaar oud en ik kom uit Pakistan. Ik heb mijn master in fysische chemie ged…

Annelies Ríos-Casier predoc researcher FWO Research Annelies Ríos-Casier Research team Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Understanding the Impact of Modernism on the studio practice of Western European Painters through James Ensor's Oeuvre (1…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Compositional analysis of historical glass Throughout history, glass of different chemical composition has been produced. Because the composition of glass varies with the period/area of origin, it is in theory possible to a…

Ermanno Avranovich Clerici researcher Publications Ermanno Avranovich Clerici Darkening of lead white in old master drawings and historic prints : a multi-analytical investigation Source Microchemical journal - ISSN 0026-265X-199 (2024) p. 1-10 Author(s) Gianluca Pastorelli, Annette S. Ortiz Miranda…

Piet Van Espen emeritus occasionele opdracht Publicaties Piet Van Espen Unlocking the full potential of voltammetric data analysis : a novel peak recognition approach for (bio)analytical applications Bron Talanta : the international journal of pure and applied analytical chemistry - ISSN 0039-9140-2…

Geert Baggerman onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Geert Baggerman Exploring the dynamic landscape of immunopeptidomics : unravelling posttranslational modifications and navigating bioinformatics terrain Bron Mass spectrometry reviews - ISSN 0277-7037- (2024) p. Auteur(s) Daniel Flender, Frederique …

Geert Van der Snickt hoofddocent Publicaties Geert Van der Snickt De macroscopische X-straal fluorescentiescanner voor schilderijen Bron Verhalenvertellers : academisch erfgoed aan de Universiteit Antwerpen in 20 objecten : tentoonstellingscatalogus, 19 september 2024 tot 31 januari 2025 / Ermens, D…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Degradation of chrome yellow The darkening of chrome yellow is a phenomenon widely observed on several paintings by Vincent van Gogh such as the famous versions of the Sunflowers. Analysis of artificially aged model samples…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content AGRECHEM-English (until 2019) AXES contribution The AGRECHEM centre of excellence functioned until 2019. On 28 May 2018, the journal Angewandte Chemie launched a special issue dedicated to State-of-the-art chemical studies …

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content MAXRPD scanning Vermeer Clio gets her green laurel wreath back Some of the green paint that Johannes Vermeer used in his masterpiece 'The Art of Painting' turned blue over the centuries. Researchers from the Kunsthistorisch…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Research activities This page presents a number of highlights from the research conducted within the frame of this chair. The topics concern both instrumental development of imaging setups and applied research on specific w…