Non-destructive testing of works of art by stimulated infrared thermography

J.C. Candoré , J.L. Bodnar , V. Detalle , P. Grossel

In this work, we present various examples of assistance to the restoration of works of art by stimulated infrared thermography. We show initially that the method allows the detection of delamination located in mural paintings, such as in the "Saint Christophe" of the Campana collection of the Louvre French museum. We show then that it also makes it possible to detect delaminations or galleries of worms in marquetries. We show in a third stage that it provides for the detection of detachment of grayness in stained glasses. We show in a fourth stage that it allows the visualization of shards or metal inserts located in a Greek "panathénaque" amphora of the French National museum of the Ceramics of Sevres. We show finally, that the method permits the detection of a crack located in an ovoid vase of the same French National museum of the Ceramics of Sevres.

Mots clés: Physical Sciences

Domaines: Physique [physics]

J.C. Candoré, J.L. Bodnar, V. Detalle, P. Grossel. Non-destructive testing of works of art by stimulated infrared thermography. European Physical Journal: Applied Physics, 2012, 57 (2), ⟨10.1051/epjap/2011110266⟩. ⟨hal-00768704⟩