so that the restorers could find out what pigments artemisia used and where exactly they re located. this enabled the restorers to choose the right materials and methods to use in the restoration. the samples were analysed under a powerful microscope, using a technique called ftir spectroscopy. this is one of the samples that the restorer had taken from the painting. it s less than half a millimetre. it s very, very tiny. the microscope reads the sample by firing radiation through it. some is absorbed by the material, and the rest, which passes through or reflects back, is recorded. this produces what s known as a spectrum. different molecules produce different spectra, which researchers can use to identify what the samples are made of. the technology has produced cutting edge instruments that are able to collect more than 1,000 spectra in a single shot, in one second.
revealing the original nude image wasn t the only aim of the restoration. two tiny micro samples were taken from the painting so that the restorers could find out what pigments artemisia used and where exactly they re located. this enabled the restorers to choose the right materials and methods to use in the restoration. the samples were analysed under a powerful microscope, using a technique called ftir spectroscopy. this is one of the samples that the restorer had taken from the painting. it s less than half a millimetre. it s very, very tiny. the microscope reads the sample by firing radiation through it. some is absorbed by the material, and the rest, which passes through or reflects back, is recorded. this produces what s known as a spectrum. different molecules produce different spectra, which researchers can use to identify what the samples are made of.
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