MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GILDING AND PAINTING TECHNIQUES OF A POST-BYZANTINE ICON

摘要

This study aims to identify the materials used in the production of a post-byzantine iconfrom the Museum of Évora’s collection. The icon, representing the “Emperor Constantineand his mother Helen holding the Holy Cross” was once dated as being from the 10thcentury. Throughout a multi-analytical approach, combining area exams with spectroscopictechniques, this study tried to confirm its actual chronology. The results obtained revealedthat it is most likely an icon from the late 17th or 18th century.