The stability of paintings and the molecular structure of the oil paint polymeric network.


Journal

Scientific reports
ISSN: 2045-2322
Titre abrégé: Sci Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101563288

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
09 Jul 2021
Historique:
received: 07 04 2021
accepted: 11 06 2021
entrez: 10 7 2021
pubmed: 11 7 2021
medline: 11 7 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A molecular-level understanding of the structure of the polymeric network formed upon the curing of air-drying artists' oil paints still represents a challenge. In this study we used a set of analytical methodologies classically employed for the characterisation of a paint film-based on infrared spectroscopy and mass spectrometry-in combination with solid state NMR (SSNMR), to characterise model paint layers which present different behaviours towards surface cleaning with water, a commonly applied procedure in art conservation. The study demonstrates, with the fundamental contribution of SSNMR, a relationship between the painting stability and the chemical structure of the polymeric network. In particular, it is demonstrated for the first time that a low degree of cross-linking in combination with a high degree of oxidation of the polymeric network render the oil paint layer sensitive to water.

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pubmed: 34244532
doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-93268-8
pii: 10.1038/s41598-021-93268-8
pmc: PMC8270892
doi:

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Journal Article

Langues

eng

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14202

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© 2021. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Francesca Nardelli (F)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.

Francesca Martini (F)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
Centro Per L'Integrazione Della Strumentazione Scientifica Dell'Università Di Pisa (CISUP), Lungarno Pacinotti 43, 56126, Pisa, Italy.

Judith Lee (J)

Conservation Department, Tate, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG, UK.

Anna Lluvears-Tenorio (A)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.

Jacopo La Nasa (J)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.

Celia Duce (C)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.

Bronwyn Ormsby (B)

Conservation Department, Tate, Millbank, London, SW1P 4RG, UK.

Marco Geppi (M)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
Centro Per L'Integrazione Della Strumentazione Scientifica Dell'Università Di Pisa (CISUP), Lungarno Pacinotti 43, 56126, Pisa, Italy.

Ilaria Bonaduce (I)

Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry, University of Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy. ilaria.bonaduce@unipi.it.

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