Stage I - Repertory.2018 - Repertory
Activities Stage I – Duration: 01/03/2018-31/12/2018
1.1 The bibliographic documentation of the eight groups of works and artists.
1.2 Making an inventory/cataloguing the artworks to be investigated, according to their chronology and taking into account several criteria (e.g.: works that are: a) signed; b) attributed and c) attributable)).
1.3 Field research (museums, collections, monuments) for acquiring the necessary images by using several photographic techniques (visible, IR, UV, etc.)
1.4 Organizing and processing the acquired materials in order for them to be inserted into the database.
1.5 Methodological clarifications – research stays in Romania and abroad.
1.6 Dissemination.
1.7 The elaboration of a protocol for the selection of the artworks by Grigore Ranite and Dumitru Ispas in order to perform physical-chemical investigations.
1.8 The theological identification and analysis (the dogmatic analysis – pointing out the liturgical role and importance, placing their meaning within the text of the Scripture, the spiritual and artistic signification of the artworks painted by Dumitru Ispas in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century Transylvania, in terms of iconography, theology and art criticism.
1.9 Elaborating a metadata set (consisting of photos of the identified series of paintings, the theological and artistic analysis, etc.) so that they can be integrated into the Project 3 database for their multi-criteria use in the analysis of theological works to be studied.
1.10 The identification and quantification of the elements relevant to Dimitrie Ispas’ paintings through XRF, the non-destructive method.
1.11 The investigation of the painting materials used in Dimitrie Ispas’ artworks using FTIR spectroscopy.
1.12 Investigations of the constituent materials from Dimitrie Ispas’ artworks using DSC calorimetry.
1.13 Investigation of painting materials employed by Dimitrie Ispas using X-ray diffraction.
1.14 Identifying the binders present in Dimitrie Ispas’ paintings from Transylvanian wooden churches using GC-MS coupling.
1.15 The elaboration of the necessary criteria for the historical, artistic, stylistic and iconographic analysis.
1.16 The elaboration of the criteria for the iconographic and theological analysis, as well as the one relevant to the constituting materials of the studied artworks.
1.17 Establishing the technical specifications for the database
1.18 Establishing the technical specifications for the software used in the multi-criteria analysis of the medieval and pre-modern paintings.
1.19 Protecting the copyright and disseminating the results.
Rezultate asteptate:
Stabilirea Repertoriului (artisti si opere) care este supus investigatiei.
Investigarea materialelor constitente ale unor picturi religioase a operelor selectate din patrimoniul pictorilor Dimitrie Ispas si Grigore Ranite.
Stabilirea metodologiei de analiza multicriteriala in vederea autentificarii si stabilirii paternitatii picturilor medievale si premoderne.
Stage II. 2019 – Analysis
Stage II activities - duration 01/01/2019-31/12/2019
2.1 Making an inventory/cataloguing the investigated works of art, according to their chronology and taking into account several other criteria (e.g.: works that are: a) signed; b) assigned and c) attributable).
Field research (museums, collections, monuments) for acquiring the necessary images by using several photographic techniques (visible, IR, UV, etc.).
2.3 Organizing and processing the acquired materials in order for them to be inserted into the database.
2.4 Studying specific workshop techniques (examining how exactly the paintings were created) and determining the particularities ("the stylistic identity" : the manner of depicting the eyes, ears, nose and hands /fingers of the characters represented) of each of the artists belonging to the eight groups.
2.5 Elaborating several metadata sets.
2.6 Methodological clarifications (research stays in Romania and abroad).
2.7 The theological identification and analysis (the dogmatic analysis – pointing out the liturgical role and importance, placing their meaning within the text of the Scripture, the spiritual and artistic signification of the artworks painted by Grigore Ranite in Transylvania, Wallachia and Banat in terms of iconography, theology and art criticism.
2.8 Elaborating a metadata set (consisting of the photos of the identified series of paintings, theological and artistic analysis, etc.) so that they can be integrated in the Project 3 database for their multi-criteria use in the analysis of the theological works to be studied.
2.9 The identification and quantification of the elements relevant to Grigore Ranite’ paintings through XRF, the non-destructive method.
2.10 The determination of the constituent materials from Grigore Ranite’s works using FTIR spectroscopy.
2.11 Identifying the binders and the organic pigments from Grigore Ranite’s paintings using GC-MS coupling.
2.12 Taking into account the results obtained through the aforementioned physical-chemical analysis, the constituent materials will be identified and the ensuing database will be forwarded to Project 3.
2.13 Designing the database architecture.
2.14 Elaborating the database.
2.15 Introducing a pre-validated set of data to test the database.
2.16 Testing and optimizing the database.
2.17 Developing the mathematical model for the cross-correlation algorithm of the digital images in order to employ it in the analysis of the medieval and pre-modern paintings.
2.18 Developing the mathematical model for the cross-correlation algorithm based on ROI and analyzing the digital images of the medieval and pre-modern paintings.
2.19 Testing the model on independent scientific software platforms.
2.20 Protecting the copyright and disseminating the results.
Expected results:
Obtaining and elaborating on the set of metadata for the artworks belonging to the agreed-upon repertory (in Stage I 2018 – The Repertory) in order for them to be inserted into the common database of the Complex Project.
Establishing the technical specifications for the IDArt platform.
Stage III. 2020 – the IDArt Platform
Stage III activities - duration 01/01/20- 31/12/20
3.1 Organizing and processing the harvested material in ordered to be inserted into the database.
3.2 Defining the ROI ("regions of interest") of the paintings according to their artistic.
3.3 Establishing the attribution protocols.
3.4 Promoting our cultural heritage project within the academic and socio-economic environment.
3.5 Identifying and conducting the theological and artistic analysis of several works allegedly created by Dimitrie Ispas and Grigore Ranite.
3.6 Identifying and quantifying the constituent materials belonging to the paintings created, but not signed by Dimitrie Ispas and Grigore Ranite, using XRF, the non-destructive method.
3.7 Determining the constituent materials of the artworks allegedly created by Dimitrie Ispas and Gregory Ranite using FTIR spectroscopy.
3.8 Employing other physical-chemical methods to investigate the constituent materials of the religious paintings supposedly created by Dimitrie Ispas and Grigore Ranite.
3.9 Determining of the constituent materials (ensuing from the physical-chemical analysis) of the artworks supposedly created by Dimitrie Ispas and Grigore Ranite. (The resulting database will be forwarded to Project 3).
3.10 Establishing Grigore Ranite’s and Dumitru Ispas’ method for the creation of their artworks on the basis of the investigations we carried out.
3.11 The software implementation of the cross-correlation model based on ROI.
3.12 Testing the IDArt platform.
3.13 Validating the platform using the second complete set of data (consisting of attributable unsigned artworks).
3.14 Protecting the copyright and disseminating our results.
The expected results:
The elaboration of the attribution protocols to be used by the IDArt software.
Implementing the IDArt platform.
