Georgios Tsairis

• University of West Attica

Painted surfaces, regardless of their substrate, possess unique elements crucial for their study and interpretation. These elements include geometric characteristics, surface texture, brushwork relief, color layer morphology, and preservation state indicators like overpainting, interventions, cracks, and mechanical deformations. Traditional recordi...

Traditional painting artefacts study and documentation face the limitations of well-known recording tools and methods, such as handwritten or digital descriptions, scaled 2D drawings in situ, measurements with calipers, rulers or tape measures, sketches, tracings, as well as conventional or technical photographs. This paper advocates Close-Range Ph...

The Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos, also known as The Tower of the Winds, is an astronomical, cultural and architectural masterpiece of the late Hellenistic period, located on the north side of the foot of the Acropolis hill, in Athens, Greece. Within the frame of the restoration project of the monument all the internal stone surfaces, as well...

The paper contributes new information about the Horologion of Andronikos Kyrristos of the Roman Agora of Athens, Greece and its continuous presence in Athens from antiquity until now. The monument is of cultural, historical and astronomical importance. It has undergone conservation work and non-destructive documentation which contribute to its sust...

The objective of the present study is to conduct a non-destructive characterisation analysis of three fresco fragments from Iklaina, southern Peloponnese, Greece, in order to identify their manufacture techniques. Furthermore, this study aims at using the results of the scientific and analytical analyses to produce accurate replicas of these fragme...

The non-destructive analysis and documentation of artworks by use of visible, ultraviolet and infrared radiation offers analytical information both about the state of preservation and the construction technique while it proves to be essential to the selection of the appropriate methods of conservation. This poster depicts the information and the pr...