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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.8885
People
Artist of original: Giovanni di Paolo, Italian (c. 1398/99 - 1482)
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Saint John the Baptist"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
x-radiograph, photograph
Date
June 20, 2016
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356184

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.8885
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
X-radiograph Operators present: Kate Smith

Duration of radiography session: 2 hours

Total number of exposures: 4

Material Description – oil on panel (about 1.5" thick)

Radiation source- Comet tube

Exposure settings-
45 kV
5 mA
120 seconds
127 cm focal distance

Filtration used: none

Screens used: none

Set up/sequencing notes:

Scanning notes: laser power high, PMT 10, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, 50 micron scan resolution

Image manipulation notes: 2 scans converted to tiff and assembled into composite radiograph in Photoshop, stored in Image Archive with documentation photography

Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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