Mapping Henry: Synchrotron-Sourced X-Ray Fluorescence Mapping and Ultra-High Definition Scanning of an Early Tudor Portrait of Henry VIII
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 32 - Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory
- Output identifier
- 40471705
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1007/s00339-015-9455-y
- Title of journal
- Journal of Applied Physics
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- First page
- 789
- Volume
- 121
- Issue
- 3
- ISSN
- 0021-8979
- Open access status
- Out of scope for open access requirements
- Month of publication
- September
- Year of publication
- 2015
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- Yes
- Number of additional authors
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5
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- Yes
- Additional information
- This journal article presented the technical elements of the Henry VR project, a large project seeking to use VR and technical examination of a Tudor oak panel portrait of Henry VIII to inform new understandings of the work. The article details the technical examination of the portrait, with the piece undergoing high-definition X-ray fluorescence (XRF) elemental mapping on the X-ray fluorescence microscopy beamline of the Australian Synchrotron. This method revealed previous obscured features and analytical clarity of the paint layers, not possible with the traditional X ray method. The application of both novel and established methods of technical examination to these paintings has led to the discovery of a body of new information about artistic practice, material culture and art historical practice.
As a whole, the work is interdisciplinary, with the collaboration covering art, art history, physics, and the application of new technologies (VR) in the gallery space. This article speaks directly to art history and applied physics elements of the work.
The research was disseminated through the exhibition Henry VR, held at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW). It was presented at Unite Melbourne (2018), Recasting the Question: Digital Approaches in Art History (2015) and Museums and Museums Australia National Conference in Australia (2015).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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