Analisi per attivazione neutronica strumentale dei pigmenti

Instrumental neutron activation analysis was applied to determination of some major, minor and trace elements in pigments and binding medium, collected from the fresco “Sant’Agata al Monte” kept at the Civici Musei, Pavia. Chemical composition indicates that the nature of pigments was mainly mineral. Trace element content of binding media, when compared with similar samples from well known and dated paintings, may be useful in the identification of fake artifacts.