Diagnostics on works of art

We provide a service for non-invasive and micro-invasive diagnosis aimed at the study and characterisation of painted surfaces and materials contained in historical and artistic assets such as paintings, frescoes, wood or stone sculptures, archaeological finds and furnishings, guaranteeing the production of reports that take into account the historical and technical aspects of the analytical results, and that are expressed in such a manner as to eliminate difficulties that arise through the use of hyper-scientific language that is often incomprehensible to those who have to use the data gained through analysis and examination. The laboratory uses innovative and avant-garde diagnostic equipment and techniques such as the environmental scanning electron microscope (ESEM), micro-FTiR infra-red spectroscopy and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. These techniques allow for the carrying out of qualitative and quantitative analysis on semi-microscopic samples either raw or in section. 

Furthermore, the use of portable instrumentation allows the majority of examinations to be carried out directly on-site in private locations, museums or restoration workshops, avoiding the need to move the work of art from the place in which it is stored and obtaining immediate answers.