Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting

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de Haro, Andrea Mariel; Córdova, María de Los Milagros; Rua Landa, Carlos; Huck Iriart, Cristián; Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana; Maier, Marta Silvia; Tomasini, Eugenia Paula
Año de publicación
2023
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Painting materials used in Spanish American Colonial art comprised pigments and binders from European origin as well as those that were already known in pre-Hispanic times. In recent years, we have identified for the first time the mineral atacamite, a basic copper chloride (Cu2Cl(OH)3), in Andean Colonial art pieces (Viceroyalty of Peru, 16th–18th centuries). This work proposes a methodology based on a multitechnical approach to identify and establish the origin (natural or synthetic) of the atacamite pigment in Andean cultural heritage objects. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF), attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), micro-Raman spectroscopy, and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) were applied to analyse green pigments from the altarpiece of the Church of Ancoraimes, atacamite mineral samples from Chile, and atacamite obtained as a secondary product from traditional recipes used to produce verdigris, a copper acetate. Viride salsum by Teófilo Presbítero (SXII) and the Spanish translation by Andrés de Laguna (1566) of “De Materia Médica” from Dioscorides are both texts that include recipes involving the use of metallic copper as a starting material. These studies will contribute to the history of Spanish American Colonial art and to the knowledge on technological capacities and skills in the Andean region during this period.
Fil: de Haro, Andrea Mariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; Argentina
Fil: Córdova, María de Los Milagros. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
Fil: Rua Landa, Carlos. Ministerio de Culturas y Turismo;
Fil: Huck Iriart, Cristián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentina. ALBA Synchrotron Light Source; España
Fil: Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
Fil: Maier, Marta Silvia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
Fil: Tomasini, Eugenia Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
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ANDEAN COLONIAL ART
ANTIQUITY RECIPES
ATACAMITE
POLYCHROME SCULPTURE
RAMAN AND IR SPECTROSCOPY
WAXS
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spelling Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Paintingde Haro, Andrea MarielCórdova, María de Los MilagrosRua Landa, CarlosHuck Iriart, CristiánSiracusano, Gabriela SilvanaMaier, Marta SilviaTomasini, Eugenia PaulaANDEAN COLONIAL ARTANTIQUITY RECIPESATACAMITEPOLYCHROME SCULPTURERAMAN AND IR SPECTROSCOPYWAXShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Painting materials used in Spanish American Colonial art comprised pigments and binders from European origin as well as those that were already known in pre-Hispanic times. In recent years, we have identified for the first time the mineral atacamite, a basic copper chloride (Cu2Cl(OH)3), in Andean Colonial art pieces (Viceroyalty of Peru, 16th–18th centuries). This work proposes a methodology based on a multitechnical approach to identify and establish the origin (natural or synthetic) of the atacamite pigment in Andean cultural heritage objects. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF), attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), micro-Raman spectroscopy, and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) were applied to analyse green pigments from the altarpiece of the Church of Ancoraimes, atacamite mineral samples from Chile, and atacamite obtained as a secondary product from traditional recipes used to produce verdigris, a copper acetate. Viride salsum by Teófilo Presbítero (SXII) and the Spanish translation by Andrés de Laguna (1566) of “De Materia Médica” from Dioscorides are both texts that include recipes involving the use of metallic copper as a starting material. These studies will contribute to the history of Spanish American Colonial art and to the knowledge on technological capacities and skills in the Andean region during this period.Fil: de Haro, Andrea Mariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; ArgentinaFil: Córdova, María de Los Milagros. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;Fil: Rua Landa, Carlos. Ministerio de Culturas y Turismo;Fil: Huck Iriart, Cristián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentina. ALBA Synchrotron Light Source; EspañaFil: Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;Fil: Maier, Marta Silvia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;Fil: Tomasini, Eugenia Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
title Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
spellingShingle Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
de Haro, Andrea Mariel
ANDEAN COLONIAL ART
ANTIQUITY RECIPES
ATACAMITE
POLYCHROME SCULPTURE
RAMAN AND IR SPECTROSCOPY
WAXS
title_short Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
title_full Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
title_fullStr Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
title_full_unstemmed Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
title_sort Methodologies for the Characterization and Identification of Natural Atacamite as a Pigment in Andean Colonial Painting
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv de Haro, Andrea Mariel
Córdova, María de Los Milagros
Rua Landa, Carlos
Huck Iriart, Cristián
Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana
Maier, Marta Silvia
Tomasini, Eugenia Paula
author de Haro, Andrea Mariel
author_facet de Haro, Andrea Mariel
Córdova, María de Los Milagros
Rua Landa, Carlos
Huck Iriart, Cristián
Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana
Maier, Marta Silvia
Tomasini, Eugenia Paula
author_role author
author2 Córdova, María de Los Milagros
Rua Landa, Carlos
Huck Iriart, Cristián
Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana
Maier, Marta Silvia
Tomasini, Eugenia Paula
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv ANDEAN COLONIAL ART
ANTIQUITY RECIPES
ATACAMITE
POLYCHROME SCULPTURE
RAMAN AND IR SPECTROSCOPY
WAXS
topic ANDEAN COLONIAL ART
ANTIQUITY RECIPES
ATACAMITE
POLYCHROME SCULPTURE
RAMAN AND IR SPECTROSCOPY
WAXS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Painting materials used in Spanish American Colonial art comprised pigments and binders from European origin as well as those that were already known in pre-Hispanic times. In recent years, we have identified for the first time the mineral atacamite, a basic copper chloride (Cu2Cl(OH)3), in Andean Colonial art pieces (Viceroyalty of Peru, 16th–18th centuries). This work proposes a methodology based on a multitechnical approach to identify and establish the origin (natural or synthetic) of the atacamite pigment in Andean cultural heritage objects. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF), attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), micro-Raman spectroscopy, and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) were applied to analyse green pigments from the altarpiece of the Church of Ancoraimes, atacamite mineral samples from Chile, and atacamite obtained as a secondary product from traditional recipes used to produce verdigris, a copper acetate. Viride salsum by Teófilo Presbítero (SXII) and the Spanish translation by Andrés de Laguna (1566) of “De Materia Médica” from Dioscorides are both texts that include recipes involving the use of metallic copper as a starting material. These studies will contribute to the history of Spanish American Colonial art and to the knowledge on technological capacities and skills in the Andean region during this period.
Fil: de Haro, Andrea Mariel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; Argentina
Fil: Córdova, María de Los Milagros. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
Fil: Rua Landa, Carlos. Ministerio de Culturas y Turismo;
Fil: Huck Iriart, Cristián. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Escuela de Ciencia y Tecnología; Argentina. ALBA Synchrotron Light Source; España
Fil: Siracusano, Gabriela Silvana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
Fil: Maier, Marta Silvia. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Unidad de Microanálisis y Métodos Físicos en Química Orgánica; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
Fil: Tomasini, Eugenia Paula. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero. Instituto de Investigaciones En Arte y Cultura "Dr. Norberto Griffa". Centro de Investigacion en Arte, Materia y Cultura;
description Painting materials used in Spanish American Colonial art comprised pigments and binders from European origin as well as those that were already known in pre-Hispanic times. In recent years, we have identified for the first time the mineral atacamite, a basic copper chloride (Cu2Cl(OH)3), in Andean Colonial art pieces (Viceroyalty of Peru, 16th–18th centuries). This work proposes a methodology based on a multitechnical approach to identify and establish the origin (natural or synthetic) of the atacamite pigment in Andean cultural heritage objects. Optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (pXRF), attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), micro-Raman spectroscopy, and wide-angle X-ray scattering (WAXS) were applied to analyse green pigments from the altarpiece of the Church of Ancoraimes, atacamite mineral samples from Chile, and atacamite obtained as a secondary product from traditional recipes used to produce verdigris, a copper acetate. Viride salsum by Teófilo Presbítero (SXII) and the Spanish translation by Andrés de Laguna (1566) of “De Materia Médica” from Dioscorides are both texts that include recipes involving the use of metallic copper as a starting material. These studies will contribute to the history of Spanish American Colonial art and to the knowledge on technological capacities and skills in the Andean region during this period.
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