Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Reflection mid-infrared scanning of paintings By means of macroscopic scanning reflection FTIR spectroscopy, it is possible to record highly specific distribution maps of organic and inorganic compounds from flat, macroscop…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content In situ MAXRF scanning of paintings Hidden’ Van Gogh revealed ‘Hidden’ Van Gogh portrait recreated by scientists 135 years after he painted over it. - The Telegraph, 30-08-2022 ‘Hidden’ Van Gogh portrait recreated…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content In situ macro X-ray fluorescence scanning of paintings During a MA-XRF experiment, the painting is excited by an X-ray millibeam to emit X-ray fluorescence radiation. Via the energy of the recorded fluorescence radiation th…

University Fund search menu search content The secrets of paintings Unravel the mystery of paintings Centuries-old paintings, such as Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Van Eyck, Sunflowers by Van Gogh, The Night Watch by Rembrandt and Girl with a Pearl Earring by Vermeer are usually well known among t…

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…

Alba Alvarez Martin onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Alba Alvarez Martin Exploring benzyl alcohol derivatives and related compounds in the cleaning of oil paintings Bron Studies in conservation - ISSN 0039-3630- (2023) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Chun (Tracy) Liu, Alba Alvarez-Martin, Katrien Keune Citatiel…

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…

Geert Van der Snickt hoogleraar Publicaties Geert Van der Snickt MA-XRF data of the Stained Glass Window by Atelier Joost Caen from Notre Dame of Paris Bron Zenodo, 2025, Auteur(s) Pedro De Campos, Stijn Legrand, Geert van der Snickt, Koen Janssens Citatielink Advanced X-ray techniques to study the …

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content A Chair on Advanced Imaging Techniques for the Arts It is well-known that the Baillet Latour fund cherishes a passion for the preservation of our cultural heritage. Next to numereous other projects, the BLFund has been supp…

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…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Comparative scanning on two versions of Head of Medusa by P.P. Rubens The rich collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum (KHM) in Vienna includes an extensive corpus of paintings by Peter Paul Rubens, among which a number …

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…

Aster Van Vijle predoc researcher FWO Research Aster Van Vijle Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Deep Learning for Overpaint Detection across Multi-Modal Imaging in Historical Paintings. 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract This research proposes a deep learning workflow for the …

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 Scanning MAXRF Macroscopic X-Ray Fluoresence scanning (MAXRF) is a technique that allows to visualize the elemental distribution in different types of flat macroscopic samples such as paintings or illuminated parchments. Th…

Alba Alvarez Martin unpaid staff Research Alba Alvarez Martin Research team Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise My research is focussed on studying the degradation of historical organic pigments used in oil paintings. These complex pigments are metal-dye clusters that change thei…

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 PhDs under supervision of K. Janssens 2021 Cleaning of Wall Paintings by Polyvinyl alcohol–Borax/Agarose (PVA–B/AG) Double Network Hydrogels: Characterization, Assessment, and Applications Ehab Alemam Promotors: Joost C…

Geert Van der Snickt research professor Research Geert Van der Snickt Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise Geert Van der Snickt received his Master in Conservation-Restoration in 2003 at the University of Antwerp. Shortly a…

Koen Janssens full professor Research Koen Janssens Research team Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Expertise -Structural analysis and analysis of mixtures of crystalline compounds by means of milli-beam X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) in the l…

Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences search menu search content Chemical Imaging of Heritage Materials Chemical Imaging is an umbrella name for a series of recently developed analytical methods that allow identifying the constituting materials of artworks and their degradation products, both at and ju…

Q-INSPEX search menu search content Services: - ArtWorX: Advanced imaging of Artwork using MAXRF and MAXRD. - Industrial Vision Lab: offers standard and customised machine vision solutions for industrial inspections. - DynXLab (Dynamic X-ray Laboratory): offers standard and customized solutions for …

Annelies Ríos-Casier predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Annelies Ríos-Casier Towards a classification system for Modernist painters’ reworking practices illustrated by James Ensor’s revised paintings Bron npj heritage science - ISSN 3059-3220-13:1 (2025) p. 1-15 Auteur(s) Annelies Ríos-Casier, He…

Lowie Vercruysse predoc researcher FWO Research Lowie Vercruysse Research team Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy (AXIS) Antwerp Cultural Heritage Sciences (ARCHES) Exploiting innovative chemical imaging techniques to understand the creative process and studio practice in Rubens' large altarpiec…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content Study of pigment degradation processes The degradation of pigments does not only affect the colour and appearance of well-known paintings, it often entails the flaking or powdering of painting layers as well. As these alter…