Analytical study into El Greco’s baptism of Christ: clues to the genius of his palette
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What the discerning gaze of the art historian has deduced from comparisons in style – namely, that the unsigned Baptism of Christ (dated 1567) comes from the hand of the master Cretan painter, El Greco – is now investigated by the dispassionate eye of technology. The examination by means of analytical methods of diagnosis aimed at making an in-depth investigation into the hitherto unknown personal traits of the artist’s painting technique. By observing the cross-sections under the optical microscope and analyzing the materials through the application of μRaman and μFTIR spectroscopies and of high performance liquid chromatography (HPCL/DAD), it was possible to reveal the “fingerprints” of the artist’s brushwork.
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