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Table 8 Materials identified with the different techniques

From: Mass Spectrometric and Synchrotron Radiation based techniques for the identification and distribution of painting materials in samples from paints of Josep Maria Sert

Sample

Layer number

FTIR

Py/GC/MS

GC/MS

SR FTIR

Organic compound identified

Inorganic materials (from table8)

VIC 2

10

Natural resin Lipid material

Drying oil Pinaceae resin Shellac Polysaccaridic material

Linseed oil Pinaceae resin Shellac Egg Animal glue

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Iron oxide Calcite Zinc compound Calcium oxalates Quartz

9

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Bone black

Prussian blue

8

Natural Resin

Shellac, pine resin

-

7

Natural Resin

Shellac, pine resin

-

6

5

A

-

-

 

Gold leave

4

-

Natural Resin

Shellac, pine resin

 

B

 

-

-

Brass leave

3

Lipid material

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Barium sulphate Lead chrome yellow

2

Lipid material

Linseed oil

1

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Clay?

Iron oxide?

C

 

-

-

Brass leave

VIC 5

4

Lipid material

Drying oil

Polysaccharidic material

Egg (traces)

Drying oil

Non drying fat (egg?)

Animal glue

Lipid material

Linseed oil, egg

Strontium yellow Prussian blue Lead white Kaolinite zinc compound

3

Lipid material

Linseed oil, egg

2

Lipid material

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Lead white

1

Polysaccharide material

 

Mixture of polysaccharide materials

 

VIC 7

10

Natural resin Polysaccharide material

Drying oil Pinaceae resin Shellac Polysaccharidic material

Prepolymerized linseed oil Pine resin Shellac Animal glue

Resin

Shellac

 

9

-

-

Bone black

Prussian blue

8

Resin

Shellac,

pine resin

 

7

-

-

-

6

resin

Shellac,

pine resin

 

5

Proteinaceous material

Animal glue

Bone black

4

Resin

  

A

 

-

-

Chrome yellow

Gold

3

Lipid material

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Lead white

Zinc white

2

Lipid material

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Zinc white

1

Lipid material

Linseed oil

Lead white

Lead acetate