Real-time MA-XRF imaging spectroscopy of the Virgin with the Child painted by Antonello de Saliba in 1497

摘要

The 15th century painting marked a transition in the pictorial technique due to the introduction of oil painting. Antonello de Saliba is a remarkable Sicilian painter that helped to disseminate this technique in Southern Italy. In this work, we present and discuss the technical examination of the Virgin with the Child, a wood panel painted by de Saliba in 1497 and on view at the Castello Ursino Museum in Catania (Italy).