A Zucchiatti
Biographic Data
| ID | 3796515 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Zucchiatti |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Zucchiatti |
| SIGNATURE | ZUCCHIATTI A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Genova |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Practices and Rules of 16th Century Genoese Gilding
This study investigates the practices and rules of Genoese gilding, drawing insights from a 16th-century manuscript containing regulations for gold leaf production. Employing X-ray and ion beam techniques, we quantitatively assess the manuscript’s gold leaf thickness without destructive sampling. Artisanal goldbeater-produced leaves of different thicknesses, applied with a guazzo or mordant technique, served as standards. Further analysis of samp…
Experimental study of historical processing of cobalt arsenide ore for colouring glazes (15-16th century Europe)
Cobalt was used since the early antiquity to tinge glass and glazes in blue. The presence of arsenic in blue decorated glazes since ~1500 onwards and absence beforehand, observed in Europe, might be related to the processing of the ore: roasting of the cobalt mineral (saffre) and obtaining a glass adding sand and potash (smalt) or as by-product of other metallurgical processes, e.g. silver smelting slag. We have replicated the roasting of cobalt …
Amorphous glass fragments from archaeological surface surveys
Pre-hispanic goldwork technology. The Quimbaya Treasure, Colombia
The ‘Della Robbia Blue’
The morphologies and elemental compositions of cobalt blue glazes are studied in 56 dated and undated terracotta sculptures from the Florentine della Robbia school. The data allow tracing of the pigments through correlations amongst elements that are known to be constituents of the cobalt minerals. The supply of such minerals from the Erzgebirge region in Renaissance times is compatible with our data. A substantial change in the materials is mark…
Non-destructive characterization of Della Robbia sculptures at the Bargello museum in Florence by the combined use of Pixe and XRF portable systems
Elemental Analyses of a Group of Glazed Terracotta Angels From the Italian Renaissance, as a Tool for the Reconstruction of a Complex Conservation History
A group of Italian glazed terracotta sculptures, attributed to the della Robbia workshop of Florence, is partly displayed in the Louvre Museum. Analyses of the apparently homogeneous sculptures by techniques such as PIXE, SEM, ICP/AES and ICP/MS have identified differences in the materials used. The data provide a subdivision of the sculptures, which is compatible with what is known from historical documents and artistic considerations, and sugge…
The ‘Della Robbia Blue’
The morphologies and elemental compositions of cobalt blue glazes are studied in 56 dated and undated terracotta sculptures from the Florentine della Robbia school. The data allow tracing of the pigments through correlations amongst elements that are known to be constituents of the cobalt minerals. The supply of such minerals from the Erzgebirge region in Renaissance times is compatible with our data. A substantial change in the materials is mark…
Non-destructive characterization of Della Robbia sculptures at the Bargello museum in Florence by the combined use of Pixe and XRF portable systems
Elemental Analyses of a Group of Glazed Terracotta Angels From the Italian Renaissance, as a Tool for the Reconstruction of a Complex Conservation History
A group of Italian glazed terracotta sculptures, attributed to the della Robbia workshop of Florence, is partly displayed in the Louvre Museum. Analyses of the apparently homogeneous sculptures by techniques such as PIXE, SEM, ICP/AES and ICP/MS have identified differences in the materials used. The data provide a subdivision of the sculptures, which is compatible with what is known from historical documents and artistic considerations, and sugge…
Experimental study of historical processing of cobalt arsenide ore for colouring glazes (15-16th century Europe)
Cobalt was used since the early antiquity to tinge glass and glazes in blue. The presence of arsenic in blue decorated glazes since ~1500 onwards and absence beforehand, observed in Europe, might be related to the processing of the ore: roasting of the cobalt mineral (saffre) and obtaining a glass adding sand and potash (smalt) or as by-product of other metallurgical processes, e.g. silver smelting slag. We have replicated the roasting of cobalt …
Pre-hispanic goldwork technology. The Quimbaya Treasure, Colombia
Practices and Rules of 16th Century Genoese Gilding
This study investigates the practices and rules of Genoese gilding, drawing insights from a 16th-century manuscript containing regulations for gold leaf production. Employing X-ray and ion beam techniques, we quantitatively assess the manuscript’s gold leaf thickness without destructive sampling. Artisanal goldbeater-produced leaves of different thicknesses, applied with a guazzo or mordant technique, served as standards. Further analysis of samp…
Amorphous glass fragments from archaeological surface surveys
Elemental Analyses of a Group of Glazed Terracotta Angels From the Italian Renaissance, as a Tool for the Reconstruction of a Complex Conservation History
A group of Italian glazed terracotta sculptures, attributed to the della Robbia workshop of Florence, is partly displayed in the Louvre Museum. Analyses of the apparently homogeneous sculptures by techniques such as PIXE, SEM, ICP/AES and ICP/MS have identified differences in the materials used. The data provide a subdivision of the sculptures, which is compatible with what is known from historical documents and artistic considerations, and sugge…
Non-destructive characterization of Della Robbia sculptures at the Bargello museum in Florence by the combined use of Pixe and XRF portable systems
The ‘Della Robbia Blue’
The morphologies and elemental compositions of cobalt blue glazes are studied in 56 dated and undated terracotta sculptures from the Florentine della Robbia school. The data allow tracing of the pigments through correlations amongst elements that are known to be constituents of the cobalt minerals. The supply of such minerals from the Erzgebirge region in Renaissance times is compatible with our data. A substantial change in the materials is mark…
Pre-hispanic goldwork technology. The Quimbaya Treasure, Colombia
Amorphous glass fragments from archaeological surface surveys
Experimental study of historical processing of cobalt arsenide ore for colouring glazes (15-16th century Europe)
Cobalt was used since the early antiquity to tinge glass and glazes in blue. The presence of arsenic in blue decorated glazes since ~1500 onwards and absence beforehand, observed in Europe, might be related to the processing of the ore: roasting of the cobalt mineral (saffre) and obtaining a glass adding sand and potash (smalt) or as by-product of other metallurgical processes, e.g. silver smelting slag. We have replicated the roasting of cobalt …
Practices and Rules of 16th Century Genoese Gilding
This study investigates the practices and rules of Genoese gilding, drawing insights from a 16th-century manuscript containing regulations for gold leaf production. Employing X-ray and ion beam techniques, we quantitatively assess the manuscript’s gold leaf thickness without destructive sampling. Artisanal goldbeater-produced leaves of different thicknesses, applied with a guazzo or mordant technique, served as standards. Further analysis of samp…
Cultural Heritage Materials Analysis (7 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Materials Science (5 works) · X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis (5 works) · Art (4 works) · Geography (4 works) · Geology (4 works) · Metallurgy (4 works) · Mineralogy (4 works) · Chemistry (3 works)