Application of emission spectrometer with laser sampler to microanalysis of pigments from Hubert Robert's canvas painting

Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy has been applied to layer-by-layer pigment material microanalysis from the different sections of Hubert Robert's (1733-1808) painting Landscape of a Pool with an Obelisk and Ruins of an Aqueduct. This painting consists of two sections and, therefore, requires thorough examination of the pigments from both sections in order to identify their authenticity. The data obtained on the elemental composition of the paint layers including the ground layer alongside with art examination have formed the basis for the identification, attribution and restoration of both investigated sections of the painting.