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Ultra-Violet Rays and Their Use in the Examination of Works of Art

Rorimer, James J.

1931

156 pages

80 illustrations

This title is out of print.

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This book is the outcome of experiments in the examination of works of art under ultra-violet rays, conducted in the Museum in the late 1920s by James J. Rorimer. One of the first publications to provide an introduction to this method of accessing the condition and age of a work of art, Ultra-Violet Rays and Their Use in the Examination of Works of Art includes images of of several different objects in the Met's collection across cultures and media displayed under ultra-violet light.

Met Art in Publication

Plaque with the Descent from the Cross, Ivory, whale bone, traces of paint and gilding, French — Plaque with the Descent from the Cross
ca. 1320–40

Head of a marble kore, Marble, Greek — Head of a marble kore
6th century BCE

Marble statue of Diogenes, Marble, Roman — Marble statue of Diogenes

Double Capital with Masks and Birds, White marble, French — Double Capital with Masks and Birds
ca. 1140–60

Panel from the Tomb of Don Garcia Osorio, Alabaster, Spanish — Panel from the Tomb of Don Garcia Osorio
16th century

Renaissance-style portrait of a youth, Marble, probably Italian — Renaissance-style portrait of a youth
19th century

Panel with John the Baptist and other saints, Elephant ivory, European (Byzantine style) — Panel with John the Baptist and other saints
19th century

Carved Figure, Ivory, China — Carved Figure
15th century

Carved Figure, Ivory, China — Carved Figure
15th century

Bodhisattva Guanyin, Ivory, China — Bodhisattva Guanyin
16th century

Jug, Rose factory, Tin-glazed earthenware, Dutch, Delft — Jug
Rose factory
ca. 1700

Pair of reclining cows, Tin-glazed earthenware, Dutch, Delft — Pair of reclining cows
18th century

Textile Fragment, Silk; lampas — Textile Fragment
15th century

Textile Fragment, Silk; lampas — Textile Fragment
15th century

Fragment of Chasuble, Silk; lampas — Fragment of Chasuble
15th century

Fragment, Cotton and wool, Southern German — Fragment
16th century

The Little Horse, Albrecht Dürer German, Engraving — The Little Horse
Albrecht Dürer
1505

Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei), Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print (first edition); ink and colors on paper, medium-sized print (chuban), Japan — Night Rain at the Double-Shelf Stand, from the series Eight Parlor Views (Zashiki hakkei)
Suzuki Harunobu
ca. 1766

Young Woman Riding a Carp, Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Japan — Young Woman Riding a Carp
Suzuki Harunobu
1760s

Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar, Glass; blown, folded foot, applied handles, enameled, and gilded — Mosque Lamp for the Mausoleum of Amir Aydakin al-'Ala'i al-Bunduqdar
shortly after 1285

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