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Table 2 Elements identified by SEM-EDX on the nine selected paintings

From: Characterisation of preparation layers in nine Danish Golden Age canvas paintings by SEM–EDX, FTIR and GC–MS

No.

SMK accession no.

Elements

1

KMS3262

Pb, Ca (Al)

2

KMS3004

Ca, Pb (Si, Al, Fe, Na)

3

KMS1072

Pb, Ca (Mg)

4

KMS1623

Whitish layer: Pb (Ca, Al, Si, Fe, K)

Red layer: Si, Fe, Al (Ca, K, Pb/S)

5

KMS1671

Pb, Ca (Al)

6

KMS608

Pb, Ca (Al)

7

KMS6177

Ca, Pb (Si, Mg, Al, K)

8

KMS1081

Whitish upper layer: Pb (Ca)

Lower layer: Ca (Pb, Si)

9

KMS1644

Whitish and yellow upper layer: Pb, Ba, Fe (Si, Al, Na)

Inter layer: particles of Si, Al, Na

Lower layer: Ca

  1. Italics elements are present in relatively high levels. Elements in parentheses are present at trace levels. Pb (lead), Ca (calcium), Al (aluminium), Si (silicon), Fe (iron), Na (sodium), Mg (magnesium), K (potassium), S (sulphur), and Ba (barium)