Analysis of the ruined murals from the Resurrection Church of the Derevyanitsky Monastery (Veliky Novgorod, Russia): Dating and attribution
Philippova O.S. Lobacheva N.V. Dmitriev A.Y. Tsarevskaya T.J. Strokovskaya T.E. Lennik S.G.
May 2024Elsevier Masson s.r.l.
Journal of Cultural Heritage
2024#67302 - 312 pp.
The Resurrection Church of the Derevyanitsky Monastery, one of the most significant historical and architectural monuments of Veliky Novgorod, was founded in 1335 by Archbishop Moses of Novgorod, painted by the order of Archbishop Vasily Kalika in 1348, and subsequently rebuilt several times, the last one at the end of 17th century. In the course of archeological excavations in 2013–2015, fragments of wall paintings were discovered, presumably dating back to 1348. A total of 63 fragments were examined using following analytical techniques: neutron activation and X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy, Raman and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, polarized microscopy, and stratigraphic analysis. Set of pigments and wall painting structure were revealed. The indirect dating was implemented based on statistical treatment of experimental data. Additionally, methods of humanities were applied, such as content and comparative analysis of manuscripts, proved by archeological sources. This approach allowed to make an assumption about painting authorship, as well as to trace artistic contacts of Novgorod with the Byzantine world.
Elemental and mineral composition , Incarnate , Indirect dating , Pigments , Wall paintings
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Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Joliot-Curie str. 6, Dubna, 141980, Russian Federation
State Institute for Art Studies, Kozitsky pereulok 5, Moscow, 125009, Russian Federation
Institute of Nuclear Physics, Ibragimov str. 1, Almaty, 050032, Kazakhstan
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
State Institute for Art Studies
Institute of Nuclear Physics
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