https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-021-01091-x
Regular Article
A scanner for in situ X-ray radiography of large paintings: the case of “Paolo and Francesca” by G. Previati
1
Department of Physics and Earth Science, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
2
INFN-Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
Received:
28
August
2020
Accepted:
8
January
2021
Published online:
23
January
2021
A scanner for digital radiography of large paintings has been designed and developed, aimed to in situ performances. We report here the application to “Paolo and Francesca” (
), masterpiece by the Italian divisionist painter Gaetano Previati (1909). The scanner has given the whole radiography in 1137 X-ray shots, which were corrected for X-ray inhomogeneities and finally processed, minimizing the visual impact of the frame structure. The original version of the painting has been brought to the light, and it appears to be a further step in the evolution of the theme frequently experienced by the artist.
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