Mosaic Technology in the Armenian Chapel Birds Mosaic, Jerusalem: Characterizing the Polychrome Hidden Sinopia
Yotam Asscher; Giulia Ricci; Michela Reato; Ilana Peters; Abraham Leviant; Jacques Neguer; Mark Avrahami, and Gilberto Artioli · 2024
Catalogue summary
Mineralogical and chemical tests on the Armenian Chapel's hidden sinopia identify carbon black and red ochre, indicating that painters collaborated with mosaicists during wet-mortar execution.
Why this matters
The material analysis illuminates workshop organization and production technique behind an Armenian sacred mosaic in Jerusalem.
Citation
Yotam Asscher; Giulia Ricci; Michela Reato; Ilana Peters; Abraham Leviant; Jacques Neguer; Mark Avrahami, and Gilberto Artioli 2024. Mosaic Technology in the Armenian Chapel Birds Mosaic, Jerusalem: Characterizing the Polychrome Hidden Sinopia. Heritage. https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7100258
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