Georgia Varfi

Georgia Varfi


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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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5 June 2022
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GVGeorgia Varfi
Georgia Varfi
AAA. Asvestas
A. Asvestas
DED. A. Exarchos
D. A. Exarchos
SFS. Farmaki
S. Farmaki
GMG. Mastrotheodoros
G. Mastrotheodoros
TMT. E. Matikas
T. E. Matikas

9 July 2025 in Heritage
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GVGeorgia Varfi
Georgia Varfi
SFSpyridoula Farmaki
Spyridoula Farmaki
Georgios MastrotheodorosGeorgios Mastrotheodoros
Georgios Mastrotheodoros
DEDimitrios Exarchos
Dimitrios Exarchos
AAAnastasios Asvestas
Anastasios Asvestas
Theodore MatikasTheodore Matikas
Theodore Matikas
In this article, a multidisciplinary methodological approach for studying a wooden panel painting is applied. The theoretical framework, within which this research has arisen, is the application of state-of-the-art non-destructive techniques for addressing issues concerning the constituting parts and composing materials of the artwork. Hereby, a post-Byzantine icon was studied, which was dated back to 1836. It is a painting executed on a wooden panel, with a decorated wooden frame attached. The artifact was thoroughly investigated through the application of infrared thermography (IRT), multispectral imaging (MSI), and macroscopic X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (MA-XRF). These analyses provided crucial information about the verso of the painting (i.e., the wooden panel and the frame) and allowed for the revelation of important details of the recto of the painting, which were not visible due to the presence of an old, decayed varnish. Additionally, through the detailed mapping of the distribution of various chemical elements on the recto of the painting and the frame, it was possible to identify the materials used and techniques employed. It is therefore shown that, when combined, the non-destructive methodologies in consideration can provide adequate information referring to the materiality and state of preservation of panel paintings, permitting the conservator to proceed to a tailored conservation treatment.

2 November 2023
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GVGeorgia Varfi
Georgia Varfi
SFS. Farmaki
S. Farmaki
TGT. Gerodimos
T. Gerodimos
DED. A. Exarchos
D. A. Exarchos
GMG. Mastrotheodoros
G. Mastrotheodoros
TMT. E. Matikas
T. E. Matikas

2 November 2023
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GVGeorgia Varfi
Georgia Varfi
SFS. Farmaki
S. Farmaki
DMD. Moschovas
D. Moschovas
DED. A. Exarchos
D. A. Exarchos
TMT. E. Matikas
T. E. Matikas