APPLICATION OF MICRO-FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY TO EXAMINATION OF EASEL PAINTINGS

The examination of paint fragments from the same easel painting was performed by means of micro-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (MK-FTIR). The analysis of chemical composition of each layer visible on cross-section of the chips appeared to be possible in most cases without any layer separation. The identi- fication of small particles isolated from a layer was possible as well. Good reproduci- bility and high differentiation ability of the method was revealed.