While debates raged over whether artificial intelligence could replace connoisseurs and diagnosticians in the authentication of artworks, we didn’t see this coming. But AI has just entered the field of art restoration. Just a few days ago, Nature published an article...
Did you know that X-rays imaging is the oldest physical analysis technique used in art?It’s been 130 years since it was first applied, and it’s become so established that the phrase “X-ray scanned” has even entered everyday language — meaning something has been...
The Flora Sculpture at the Bode Museum Underwent a New Dating Method Leonardo da Vinci is today as much a media phenomenon as an artistic one, but public interest and curiosity about his figure have persisted for many decades, if not centuries. Since at least the 19th...
Tested on the Turin Shroud, it is based on a new principle compared to current techniques Dr. Liberato De Caro is a scientist at the Institute of Crystallography of the National Research Council (CNR), who has been developing and applying innovative techniques in...
The progress of the science for cultural heritage is a fascinating journey. Every day it brings new discoveries, case studies, and data that expand our understanding of works of art, revealing their origins and enabling us to grasp when they were created. It also...
When did the production of fake Greek vases begin? There are examples from various eras. The production of fake Greek vases has a long history dating back many centuries. It can be traced back to the Roman era when Greece was the cultural reference for the...
