Metal composition hold key to identity of modern sculptures
Thursday, July 30, 2009 - 10:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
By linking data from the alloy composition of modern sculptures with parameters from art history, Dr Marcus Young from Northwestern University together with collaborators from the Art Institute of Chicago, have classified the unique composition profiles of cast bronze sculptures by major European artists of the first half of the 20th century, profiles which could be used as another method to identify, date and even authenticate sculptures. Their findings are published online in Springer's journal, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry...