A Pintura Flamenga em Évora no século XVI: novas perspectivas sobre a obra atribuída a Frei Carlos

Abstract

Abstract This research focuses on the application of microanalytical techniques to the material analysis and technical study of the preparation´s of twenty-one easel paintings attributed to the Frei Carlos workshop, one of the most important Portuguese-Flemish painters, active between 1517 and 1539-1540. The study of the work attributed to Espinheiro´s workshop began with the macroscopic observation of the paintings and area exams. The analytical study was based primarily on the identification of inorganic and organic materials that compose these preparatory layers by optical microscopy (OM), FTIR-μ e SEMEDS. This study aims to establish a new perspective of the Espinheiro´s workshop by the relationship between the nature of the preparations (2 types of preparation: calcium sulfate and calcium carbonate) and its relationship to European techniques of artistic production