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In this paper, a multi-technique in-situ non-invasive approach has been followed for the study of the materials used for a painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, “A woman at her toilette”. The study was carried out using five portable spectroscopic techniques, namely X-ray fluorescence, mid-infrared reflectance spectroscopy, near infrared reflectance spectroscopy, and UV-Vis spectroscopy in absorption and emission. The painting was selected as a case study because it was examined in advance of the current investigation using conventional micro-sampling techniques. This provided the opportunity to evaluate potential and limitations of the non-invasive approach to the complex case of the modern painting.
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Miliani, C., Rosi, F., Burnstock, A. et al. Non-invasive in-situ investigations versus micro-sampling: a comparative study on a Renoirs painting. Appl. Phys. A 89, 849–856 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-007-4222-3
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