Investigation of the panel painting of St Anne with the Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus using analytical and imaging methods

In the analyses of the material compositions, emphasis was placed on non-destructive and non-invasive methods, e.g. X-ray fluorescence microanalysis, which was performed using a device with lateral resolution of 20 μm. Further applied methods were X-ray radiography, Infrared Reflectography, photographic documentation in visible and ultraviolet light, Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy, Infrared microspectroscopy with Fourier transformation, and microscopic analysis.