Luminescent glasses in art

• Author(s): Oliveira, Rosa Maria de ; Almeida, Teresa ; Matos, António Pires de ; Ruivo, Andreia ; Antunes, Aquino
• Date: 2012
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8259
• Origin: RIA - Repositório Institucional da Universidade de Aveiro
• Subject(s): Light effects; Luminescent glass; Art glass; Rare earth oxides; Conservation
• Document Type: Article
• Language: English

Description

In this study the application of luminescent glasses under UV light in artworks is explored. Several lanthanide oxides were used in the glass composition to obtain different colours. A brief comparison with the conventional glass artwork using neon is made. Future conservation was taken into account and the compatibility studies of mixtures of different glasses were studied.