CHSOS

Dr. Antonino Cosentino directs CHSOS since 2012. He is a Ph.D. Physicist specialized in Art diagnostics who has taught “Scientific Methods for Art Investigation” in Europe and US. He is an expert in imaging and analytical techniques which he has carried out on important works of art for European and American Institutions and private collectors. Our mission is to promote Practical Scientific Methods for the Examination of Art and Archaeology. These tools are useful for art collectors and museum professionals, such as conservators, art historians, and art appraisers. These are some of the methods that we are covering since we consider them the most effective and low-cost. - Technical Photography represents a collection of broadband spectral images realized with a modified digital camera and different lighting sources and filters. This method includes all the photographic techniques such as Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography and Infrared Photography. - Multispectral Imaging is used to map and tentatively identify pigments and retouchings on works of art. It is also useful to visually enhance old and faded documents. - Reflectance Spectroscopy is a powerful tool for the identification of pigments. The peculiar advantage of this method with respect to the other spectroscopic methods most commonly used, such as XRF and Raman, is that the equipment is low-cost and portable.