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Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2016

PILINA: investigating the use of precious hues on Greek figurines

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The Louvre's Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities houses one of the world's richest collections of terracotta figurines. For more than twenty years, in-depth studies have been carried out on ancient materials and techniques through scientific researches (clay and polychromy analyses) as well as conservation campaigns, linked to various exhibitions or reinstallation of the collection. Recently, the research project “PilinA. Ancient craftsmanship of color on clay figurines in the Greek world (IVth c. BC-Ist c. AD)”, funded by the LabEx Patrima (Foundation for Cultural Heritage Sciences) and led by the C2RMF and the Louvre, has brought forth new results. We now have a more precise understanding of the nature of certain dies and pigments, and we can better appreciate to which extant the polychrome ornamentation of the figurines compares with other artistic productions, especially painting, in the blending of pigments and superimposing of paint layers, in the use of chiaroscuro and the search for radiance through the use of metal leaf (gold and tin). The study has also shed light on the practice of redoing surface treatments already in Antiquity, through several cases of ancient repainting and exceptionally regilding.
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hal-01715032 , version 1 (22-02-2018)

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Lucile Brunel-Duverger, Sandrine Pagès-Camagna. PILINA: investigating the use of precious hues on Greek figurines. Terres cuites Grecques et Romaines: 20 ans d'étude et de restauration, C2RMF et Musée du Louvre, Nov 2016, Paris, France. ⟨hal-01715032⟩
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