Caracterización por XRF de una colección de azulejos de la catedral de Huesca
- Blas Matas Serrano
- Pablo Martín-Ramos
- José Antonio Cuchí Oterino
ISSN: 0518-4088
Year of publication: 2021
Issue: 131
Pages: 119-128
Type: Article
More publications in: Argensola: Revista de Ciencias Sociales del Instituto de Estudios Altoaragoneses
Abstract
Characteristic color traces have been analyzed in six tiles by means of a portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) equipment. The pieces, part of the collection of the Diocesan Museum of Huesca, come from the cathedral of this city. The results show the use of classic chromophore elements such as copper for green or cobalt and nickel for blue. The ocher color was achieved with iron; the shades of yellow, with antimony; and the white color, with tin. The presence of lead and tin is generalized in all samples, which is consistent with the use of tin-opacified lead enamel, typical of the maiolica technique.