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XRF analysis has allowed a quick and precise detection and identification o
f the inorganic elements that compose the yellow pigments in altarpieces of
the XV and XVI centuries painted by the Valencian artists Miguel Alcaniz,
Vicente Macip, Juan de Juanes, Hernando Yanez de la Almedina and Hernando L
lanos. The analyses have been carried out with an XRF portable system that
consists of a tube of X-rays and detectors of Si(Li) and cadmium zinc tellu
ride. This system has enabled a non-aggressive and non-destructive analysis
of many pieces at the Museo de Bellas Artes of Valencia (Spain). Among the
yellow pigments we have identified a pigment composed by lead and tin oxid
es named lead-tin yellow (Pb2SnO4), frequently used in European paintings f
rom the XIV century until the first half of the XVIII century. This fact de
monstrates the influence of elements and pictorial techniques from Europe t
o the region of Valencia. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserve
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