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Fig. 14

From: Painting on the margins: investigating the pigments, media, and techniques of Séraphine Louis

Fig. 14

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(Left) Tree of Paradise with a purple rectangle indicating the (center) detail area where (right) the elemental distribution maps for copper (Cu-Kα) and mercury (Hg-Lα) were acquired by XRF. The maps for Cu and Hg illustrate the use of emerald green and vermilion. Different shades were deduced by the co-localization of the two elements, which appear purple of various intensities by color addition. Image rights to Tree of Paradise:

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