Journal
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 395, Issue 7, Pages 1949-1959Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-009-3058-4
Keywords
Archaeometry; Neutron tomography; Radiography; Non-destructive testing; Fabrication process; Renaissance bronze
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Until recently fabrication techniques of Renaissance bronzes have been studied only with the naked eye, microscopically, videoscopically and with X-radiography. These techniques provide information on production techniques, yet much important detail remains unclear. As part of an interdisciplinary study of Renaissance bronzes undertaken by the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, neutron-imaging techniques have been applied with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of bronze workmanship during the Renaissance period. Therefore, an explanation of the fabrication techniques is given to better understand the data collected by these neutron-imaging techniques. The data was used for tomography studies, which reveal hidden aspects that could not at all or scarcely be seen using X-radiography. For this specific study, the representative bronze 'Hercules Pomarius' of Willem van Tetrode (ca 1520-1588) has been examined, along with 20 other Renaissance bronzes from the Rijksmuseum collection.
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