Chromatic perception of non-invasive lighting of cave paintings

Jesús Zoido; Daniel Vazquez; Antonio Álvarez; Eusebio Bernabeu; Ángel García; Juán Antonio Herraez; Marian del Egido

doi:10.1117/12.826503

21 August 2009 Chromatic perception of non-invasive lighting of cave paintings

Jesús Zoido, Daniel Vazquez, Antonio Álvarez, Eusebio Bernabeu, Ángel García, Juán Antonio Herraez, Marian del Egido

Proceedings Volume 7429, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XII; 742907 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826503
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2009, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This work is intended to deal with the problems which arise when illuminanting Paleolithic cave paintings. We have carried out the spectral and colorimetric characterization of some paintings located in the Murcielagos (bats) cave (Zuheros, Córdoba, Spain). From this characterization, the chromatic changes produced under different lighting conditions are analysed. The damage function is also computed for the different illuminants used. From the results obtained, it is proposed an illuminant whose spectral distribution diminishes the damage by minimizing the absorption of radiation and optimises the color perception of the paintings in this cave. The procedure followed in this study can be applied to optimise the lighting systems used when illuminating any other art work

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Jesús Zoido, Daniel Vazquez, Antonio Álvarez, Eusebio Bernabeu, Ángel García, Juán Antonio Herraez, and Marian del Egido "Chromatic perception of non-invasive lighting of cave paintings", Proc. SPIE 7429, Novel Optical Systems Design and Optimization XII, 742907 (21 August 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.826503

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