Pigment analysis

Pigment analysis, using Raman spectroscopy. The analysis was carried out at the Ångström Laboratory, Uppsala University. The full report will be available on the website in November, 2024. The main author of the report is Dr. Lars Helldahl. A series of in-depth articles on the Raman results is underway and will soon be published in a scientific journal.

The painting being analyzed at the Ångström Laboratory.
Ångström Laboratory.
Ångström Laboratory.

Below, a selection of spectra.

Ultramarine (lapis lazuli)

Cinnaber

Cerussite (natural lead white)

Roman emperor Domitian, Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Tizian, Tiziano Vecellio, Roman emperors, Eleven Caesars, Undici Cesari, Domitianus, Isabella d’Este, Federico II Gonzaga, Mantova, Mantua, Italy, Francis I, Amboise France, Charles I England.