Research Article

Spectroscopic and Gas Chromatographic Studies of Pigments and Binders in Gdańsk Paintings of the 17th Century

Table 1

Stratigraphy and results of the measurements of pigments and binders of a cross-section of the SA and AW samples.

No.LayerDetected pigments and binders
Micro-RamanFT-IRGC

SA
2Yellow
painting
layer
Lead-tin
yellow type I
(2PbO·SnO2)
Oil,
protein,
carbonates
Linseed
oil
1white ground
layer/
underpainting
chalk (CaCO3),
lead (II)
carbonate
hydroxide
(2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2)
Linseed
oil, casein

AW
3Yellow
painting
layer
Lead-tin
yellow type I
(2PbO·SnO2),
CaseinLinseed
oil, casein
2Red painting
layer
Cinnabar
(HgS)
1White ground
layer/
underpainting
Chalk (CaCO3),
lead (II) carbonate
hydroxide
(2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2)
Casein,
gluten glue,
carbonates