Reproducing Fire-Born Soot to Advance Cleaning Research: New Results from the MOXY Project
Understanding how to safely and effectively remove soot from cultural heritage objects is a pressing challenge—particularly in[…]
What can modern science reveal about the world’s earliest photographs?
A new study by researchers from CNR-INO, in collaboration with colleagues from CNR-ISPC Catania and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, has[…]
A New Platform for Non-Invasive Analysis of Painted Surfaces: Integrating 3D Scanning and SSE TM Raman Mapping
A recent study, “Spatially registered 3D and sequentially shifted Raman mapping for painted surface characterization“, presents a[…]
Secrets in Pink: A Microbial Mystery in Michelangelo’s Hidden Room
Published on Science of the Total Environment, May 2025 | DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179494 Michelangelo’s “secret room” beneath the[…]
Unlocking the Secrets of Historical Pigments with Raman Spectroscopy
In the world of art conservation, understanding the materials that make up historical artworks is essential for[…]
A new article on non-invasive techniques applied to gelatine-based art materials was published
Title: Non-invasive stratigraphic analyzes of gelatine-based modern painting materials with linear and nonlinear optical methods Link to[…]
The Power of Taboo: How censorship shapes artistic expression
Scientific analysis revealed the original shapes of a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi