LONGEVITY

Longevity aims to characterize the materials present on a work of art using scientific analysis techniques, with a focus on their relationship to the artwork and its timeframe of creation. Methods include: condition examination, high-resolution technical photography (under visible, ultraviolet, and infrared lights), multispectral imaging (MSI), cross-sectional optical microscopy (XSEC), polarized light microscopy (PLM), portable X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (p-XRF), macro X-ray fluorescence scanning (MA-XRF), fiber optics reflectance spectroscopy (FORS), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), and gas-chromatography mass spectroscopy (GC-MS)... Longevity Art Preservation has developed a product called an Elemental Fingerprint using XRF technology. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (XRF) uses X-rays to detect elements that make pigments within paint, metal alloys in sculpture..

Also known as: Longevity Art Preservation