6th ALMA Conference in Brno May 31 – June 2, 2017
PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
May 31, 2017
2nd workshop of the Comission of Crystallography in Art and Cultural Heritage (CrysAC workshop)
entitled „Applied crystallography in the study of pigment degradation“ Registration starts at 8:00 8:50 Workshop opening 9:00 – 9:45 Gilberto Artioli, Michele Secco, Ivana Angelini, Leslie Rainer, Kiernan Graves /
University of Padova, Italy, and Getty Conservation Institute, USARoman pigments from Pompeii and Herculaneum: Crystallographic notes on the yellow to red color change 9:45 – 10:30 Giovanni Cavallo /
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandHeat treatment of goethite-based raw materials during Prehistory 10:30 - 10:45 Coffee break 10:45 – 11:30 Katrien Keune /
University of Amsterdam, NetherlandsZinc soap degradation phenomena in oil paintings: formation and structure 11:30 – 12:15 Alessa A. Gambardella, Kokkie Schnetz, Roel van Elsas, Marine Cotte, Wout de Nolf, Pieter Iedema, Katrien Keune /
Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, University of Amsterdam, Vrije University in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, FranceUltramarine Degradation: Toward Understanding the Mechanism and Identifying Markers 12:15 – 12:45 Commercial presentations 12:45 – 13:45 Lunch break 13:45 – 14:30 Silvie Švarcová, Zdeňka Čermáková, Eva Kočí, Janka Hradilová, Petr Bezdička, David Hradil /
ALMA laboratory (Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i., and Academy of Fine Arts in Prague) Czech RepublicColour changes of pigments vs. the crystal structure 14:30 – 15:15 Costanza Miliani /
Institute of Molecular Science and Technology in Perugia, ItalyMulti-scale study of the degradation of Chrome Yellow in oil paintings 15:15-15:30 Coffee break 15:30 – 16:15 Koen Janssens, Frederik Vanmeert, Ermanno Avranovich, Steven De Meyer, Gert Nuyts, Marc Vermeulen, Jana Sanyova, Letizia Monico /
University of Antwerp, KIK-IRPA Brussels, Belgium, and Institute of Molecular Science and Technology in Perugia, ItalyMultimodal investigation of Pb- and As-based pigment transformations 16:15 – 17:00 Alicja Rafalska-Łasocha, Marta Grzesiak-Nowak, Zofia Kaszowska, Wiesław Łasocha /
Jagiellonian University, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts and Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS, Krakow, PolandPhysicochemical study of cadmium yellow from historic pigments’collections 18:00 – 20:00 Visit to Moravian Gallery exhibitions (free for registered participants)
June 1, 2017
6th ALMA conference focused on research, technology, history and conservation/restoration of the fine art, entitled „Painting as a story“ Registration starts at 8:00 8:50 Conference opening
Session 1: Unclear future (Restoration/conservation of modern and contemporary art) 9:00 – 9:30 Valentina Pintus, Manfred Schreiner /
Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, AustriaDegradation of Synthetic Organic Materials used in Modern and Contemporary Art 9:30 – 10:10 Costanza Miliani, Francesca Rosi, Chiara Grazia, Francesca Gabrieli, Luciano Pensabene Buemi, Aldo Romani, C. Stringari /
CNR-ISTM and Centre SMAArt at University of Perugia and Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Italy, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation New York, USANon-invasive molecular spectroscopies for exploring modern art paint materials: the case of Alchemy (1947) by J. Pollock 10:10 – 10:40 Anna Klisińska-Kopacz, Piotr Frączek, Elżbieta Zygier, Aleksandra Krypczyk - De Barra /
National Museum in Krakow, PolandNon-invasive identification of pigments and painting technique of Polish artists the representative of Munch stimmung painting in the second half of XIX century 10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break 11:00 – 11:30 Anna Kowalik /
Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, PolandThe importance of material and process in art. Case study fauna and floral materials as media in modern and contemporary art 11:30 – 12:00 Magdaléna Kracík-Štorkánová /
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech RepublicA journey beyond the Czech mosaic 12:00 – 12:30 Konstantinos Stoupathis /
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, GreeceThe role of conservation as an artistic process: the case study of Episodes in Matter detached walls of R. Papaspyrou 12:30 – 12:50 Poster session12:50 – 13:50 Lunch break 13:50 – 14:20 Anna Forczek-Sajdak, Zofia Kaszowska, Dorota Białek-Kostecka, Ewelina Jarek /
Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts and Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS, Krakow, PolandWall painting consolidation in the Polish conservation practice. Needs and challenges 14:20 – 14:50 Katarína Čížová, Katarína Vizárová, Milena Reháková, Aleš Ház, Nina Lalíková, Patrícia Klöcklerová, Ružena Škuciová, Edmund Kele, Jozef Tihányi /
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava and Slovak National Museum, SlovakiaWax figure from the Červený Kameň Castle Museum – research and material study 14:50 – 15:30 Luciano Pensabene /
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, ItalyThe Removal of Non-Original Varnishes in the First Half of the 20th Century: Pablo Picasso's Atelier (1928) 15:30 – 15:50 Coffee break Session 2: Unclear history (historical vs. analytical facts) 15:50 – 16:20 Janka Hradilová, David Hradil, Petr Bezdička /
ALMA laboratory (Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i.), Czech RepublicMaterials fingerprints of Italian Baroque grounds – question of sources and technology 16:20 – 16:50 Igor Fogaš, Aleksandra Marković, Marie Zmydlená, Janka Hradilová, Štěpán Vácha, Martin Číhalík, Pavel Proks /
Moravian Gallery in Brno, ALMA laboratory, Pastiglia and University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech RepublicDiscoveries on the „Discovery of the Holy Cross“ by the German painter Joachim von Sandrart (1606-1688) 16:50 – 17:20 Annegret Fuhrmann, Christoph Herm
/ Dresden Academy of Fine Arts, GermanyThe “Cuccina Cycle” by Paolo Veronese in the Old Masters Picture Gallery Dresden – investigation in painting technique, later additions, and pigment alterations Special interest lecture 17:20 – 18:00 Marcin Kozarzewski /
Monument Service, Warsaw, PolandMultidisciplinary project of conservation – restoration of the Complex of St Mary’s Church at Malbork Castle in Poland (2014 – 2016) 19:00 – 22:00 Conference dinner
June 2, 2017
6th ALMA conference focused on research, technology, history and conservation/restoration of the fine art, entitled „Painting as a story“ Session 2: Unclear history (historical vs. analytical facts) 9:00 – 9:30 Piotr Targowski, Magdalena Iwanicka, Marcin Sylwestrzak, Raffella Fontana, Cecilia Frosinini /
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland, and National Institute of Optics, Florence, ItalyThe past restorations of ‘Madonna dei Fusi’ by Leonardo da Vinci (circle) as revealed by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) 9:30 – 10:10 Geert Van der Snickt, Hélène Dubois, Jana Sanyova, Stijn Legrand, Koen Janssens/
University of Antwerp, KIK-IRPA Brussels and Ghent University, BelgiumMicro and Macro Scale Chemical Imaging on Van Eyck’s Ghent Altarpiece (1432) 10:10 – 10:50 Giovanni Cavallo /
University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern SwitzerlandLessinian earths in the (Pre)History of (im)material culture 10:50 – 11:20 Antonina Chaban, Yotam Asscher, Gilberto Artioli and Rita Deiana /
University of Padova, ItalyAnalysis of multispectral images: a case study of a degraded wall painting in Sarno Baths (Pompeii) 11:20 – 11:40 Coffee break Lectures in Czech and/or Slovak language (simultanous interpretation provided) 11:40 – 12:10 Michal Cihla, Martin Trefný, Petr Drda, Janka Hradilová, David Hradil /
Museum of Charles Bridge in Prague, Charles University, Institute of Archaeology of the CAS, Prague, v.v.i., and ALMA laboratory, Czech RepublicNeinvazivní materiálový a trasologický výzkum kamenné hlavy z keltského hradiště Závist u Prahy (Non-invasive materials and trasology research of the stone head from Celtic settlement Závist near Prague)12:10 – 12:40 David Zeman, Renata Tišlová /
University of Pardubice, Czech RepublicKomplexní průzkum nově objevených středověkých nástěnných maleb na SZ Kunštát (Comprehensive survey of newly discovered medieval wall paintings in the castle of Kunštát) 12:40 – 13:10 Michaela Rychlá Navrátilová /
private restorer, Czech RepublicRestaurátorský průzkum a referenční restaurování středověkých nástěnných maleb v kostele sv. Bartoloměje v Pošné (Restorer’s survey and reference conservation of medieval wall paintings in the church of St. Bartholomew in Pošná) 13:10 – 13:30 Poster session13:30 – 14:30 Lunch break14:30 – 15:00 Barbora Križalkovičová, Danica Stojkovičová, Zuzana Machatová, Viera Jančovičová /
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava and Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, SlovakiaReštaurátorský prieskum na obraze Zvestovanie a výskum na modelovom systéme (Restorer’s survey on the painting of the Annunciation and the research in a model system) 15:00 – 15:30 Martin Šugár /
Ernest Zmeták Art Gallery in Nové Zámky, SlovakiaApollonio Domenichini - dve neznáme benátske veduty v Nových Zámkoch v kontexte diskusií o jeho tvorbe(Apollonio Domenichini - two unknown Venetian vedutas from Nové Zámky in the context of his work) 15:30 – 15:50 Jiří Šindelář /
GEO-CZ, s.r.o, Czech RepublicNové možnosti fotogrammetrie v 3D dokumentaci kulturního dědictví (
New possibilities of the 3D photogrammetry documentation of cultural heritage) 15:50 – 16:10 Coffee break Special interest session: Symmetry in Art and Architecture 16:10 – 16:50 Emil Makovicky /
University of Copenhagen, DenmarkIntroduction to symmetry in art with nice examples 16:50 – 17:20 Michał Duda, Alicja Rafalska-Łasocha, Wiesław Łasocha /
Jagiellonian University and Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS, Krakow, PolandSymmetry analysis of geometric patterns from the castle in Kórnik (Poland) 17:20 – 18:00 Jiří T. Kotalík /
Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, Czech RepublicJ.B. Santini-Aichel (1677-1723) - Introductory lecture to the excursion 18:00 Conference closing
June 3, 2017
8:30 – 18:00 Guided field trip to the Pilgrimage Church of St. John of Nepomuk at Zelená Hora and other architectural monuments designed by J.B. Santini-Aichel
List of posters (submitting is still open)
PI Degradation phenomena PI01 Carlotta Salvadori, Valentina Pintus, Dubravka Jembrih-Simbürger, Marta Anghelone, Manfred Schreiner /
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Vienna University of Technology, AustriaIdentification of synthetic organic pigments in acrylic and alkyd unaged and aged paints by applying Py-GC/MS, THM-GC/MS and Py-silylation-GC/MS PI02 Katarína Haberová, Milena Reháková, Danica Stojkovičová, Viera Jančovičová /
Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava and Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, SlovakiaThe study of the influence of ageing on glazes PI03 Alba Espina García, Pavol Miškovský, Zuzana Jurašeková /
P. J. Šafárik University in Košice, SlovakiaRaman and SERS in-situ detection and characterization of black inks: iron gall inks PI04 Ermanno Avranovich Clerici, Steven De Meyer, Koen Janssens /
University of Antwerp, BelgiumPreliminary studies on Plattenerite formation from Lead white pigment PI05 Marta Grzesiak-Nowak, Alicja Rafalska-Łasocha, Elżbieta Zygier, Wiesław Łasocha /
Jagiellonian University, Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts and Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry PAS, Krakow, PolandXRPD as an useful tool for investigations of historic pigments PI06 Steven De Meyer, Frederik Vanmeert, Koen Janssens /
University of Antwerp, BelgiumStudy of (degraded) pigments in paintings by means of scanning laboratory X-ray powderdiffraction in transmission and reflection geometry PI07 Marta Anghelone, Dubravka Jembrih-Simbürger, Manfred Schreiner /
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, AustriaPhotodegradation of acrylic paints containing synthetic organic pigments (SOPs) PI08 Eva Pospíšilová /
Masaryk University Brno and ALMA laboratory, Czech RepublicLIBS in the study of degraded glass mosaics PII Unclear future / unclear history PII01 Ágnes Kuna /
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, HungaryCOSA RARA – Restoration of a Veronese Painting on Stone from the 16th Century PII02 Hana Kližanová /
Slovak National Museum, SlovakiaZáhadné plátno Rebeka a Eliezer z Historického múzea na Bratislavskom hrade (Mysterious Canvas Rebecca and Eliezer from the Historical Museum at the Bratislava Castle) PII03 Jana Háková, Josef Čoban, Luboš Machačko /
University of Pardubice, Czech RepublicRestaurování olejomalby na papíru (Restoration of oil painting on paper) PII04 Janka Hradilová, David Hradil, Eva Bezúchová, Kateřina Šídová /
ALMA laboratory (Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and Institute of Inorganic Chemistry of the CAS, v.v.i.), Czech Republic, and Central Slovakia Museum in Banská Bystrica, SlovakiaThe question of origin of the Head of John the Baptist from Tajov: Late Gothic polychromy with later additionsPII05 Šárka Radostová, Pavla Hlušičková /
National Heritage institute, Prague, Czech RepublicPřípad dvojí identity. Restaurování jako interpretace malířského díla (The case of dual identity. Restoration as an interpretation of a painting)
Conference proceedings:Full-text contributions submitted before the June 30, 2017, will be evaluated by at least two referees. Accepted manuscripts will be published before the end of 2017 in the conference proceedings Acta Artis Academica 2017. Proceedings of ALMA conferences are included in the international ISI Proceedings database (Thomson Reuters) since 2010.
Invited speakers
Katrien Keune, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Koen Janssens, University of Antwerpen, Antwerpen, Belgium
Luciano Pensabene, Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, Venice, Italy
Giovanni Cavallo, Scuola universitaria professionale della Svizzera italiana, Canobbio, Switzerland
Gilberto Artioli, University of Padova, Padova, Italy (CrysAC IUCr)
Costanza Miliani, CNR-Institute of Molecular Science and Technology, Perugia, Italy
Emil Makovicky, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Jiří T. Kotalík, Academy of Fine Arts, Prague, Czech Republic