Science meets art: investigating pigments in art and archaeology (30 June 2011)

Lunch Hour Lecture on tour at the British Museum: Desirability and domination: Science meets art: investigating pigments in art and archaeology

Professor Robin Clark CNZM, FRS (UCL Chemistry)
Professor Robin Clark has used pigment analysis to reveal the secrets of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Gutenberg Bibles, Greek icons, forged papyri and the '36th Vermeer painting'. In this lecture Professor Clark explains and explores how the technique of Raman spectroscopy has helped in the restoration, conservation and dating of artwork along with the detection of forgeries.