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Scopus Author ID: 36632965800
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Keywords

Heritage science, Conservation science, Archaeometry, Materials science, Environmental monitoring, Data science

Countries

Denmark

Biography

Gianluca Pastorelli studied at the University of Milan, Italy, where he obtained a MSc in Natural Sciences and a postgraduate degree in Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry. He was awarded a PhD in Conservation Science by the University of Bologna, Italy, after completing a project on the degradation of archaeological Baltic amber at the Royal Danish Academy/National Museum of Denmark. Before joining the Conservation and Art Technological Studies Laboratory (CATS) at the National Gallery of Denmark, Gianluca held a research assistant appointment at University College London, UK, and a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago, US, focusing his research on the characterisation of physicochemical properties of organic and inorganic materials related to archaeology and art.

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Employment (5)

National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst, SMK): Copenhagen, DK

2021 to present | Senior Researcher / Heritage Scientist (Conservation and Art Technological Studies Laboratory (CATS))
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National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum for Kunst, SMK): Copenhagen, DK

2018 to 2021 | Project Researcher / Conservation Scientist (Centre for Art Technological Studies and Conservation (CATS))
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Northwestern University: Evanston, IL, US

2016 to 2018 | Postdoctoral Researcher (Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts (NUACCESS))
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Corehmat Research Consulting: Copenhagen, DK

2012 to 2016 | Freelance Research Consultant
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University College London: London, London, GB

2010 to 2012 | Research Assistant (Institute for Sustainable Heritage)
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Education and qualifications (3)

University of Bologna: Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, IT

2006 to 2009 | PhD in Conservation Science
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University of Milan: Milan, IT

2004 to 2006 | Postgraduate degree in Geoarchaeology and Archaeometry (Earth Sciences)
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University of Milan: Milan, IT

1997 to 2003 | MSc in Natural Sciences
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Works (27)

Experimental investigation of environmental and material factors in darkening of historic and modern lead white

Journal of Cultural Heritage
2025-01 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2024.11.011
Contributors: Gianluca Pastorelli; Sofie Wikkelsø Jensen; Bianca Moretti; Birgit Vinther Hansen; Narayanan Rajagopalan; Niels Borring
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Crack morphology and its correlation with ground materials used in paintings by Danish portrait painter Jens Juel

Journal of Cultural Heritage
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2024.07.010
Contributors: Tine Louise Slotsgaard; Gianluca Pastorelli; David Buti; Mikkel Scharff; Cecil Krarup Andersen
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Interpretation of x‐ray spectral data using self‐organising maps and hierarchical clustering: A study of Vilhelm Hammershøi's use of painting materials

X-Ray Spectrometry
2024-09 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/xrs.3388
Contributors: Gianluca Pastorelli; Annette S. Ortiz Miranda; Anne Haack Christensen
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Darkening of lead white in old master drawings and historic prints: A multi-analytical investigation

Microchemical Journal
2024-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2024.109912
Contributors: Gianluca Pastorelli; Annette S. Ortiz Miranda; Ermanno Avranovich Clerici; Paolo d'Imporzano; Birgit Vinther Hansen; Koen Janssens; Gareth R. Davies; Niels Borring
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Multi-analytical characterisation of red colouration on decorated ostrich eggshells from the Middle Bronze Age in Bahrain

Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports
2023-12 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2023.104217
Contributors: Gianluca Pastorelli; Mikkel Scharff; Samantha Presslee; Kirsty Penkman; Jane Richter
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Correction: Exploring the private universe of Henri Matisse in The Red Studio

Heritage Science
2022-11-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40494-022-00817-z
Contributors: Abed Haddad; Gianluca Pastorelli; Annette S. Ortiz Miranda; Loa Ludvigsen; Silvia A. Centeno; Isabelle Duvernois; Caroline Hoover; Michael Dufy; Anny Aviram; Lynda Zycherman
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Exploring the private universe of Henri Matisse in The Red Studio

Heritage Science
2022-10-23 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1186/s40494-022-00797-0
Contributors: Abed Haddad; Gianluca Pastorelli; Annette S. Ortiz Miranda; Loa Ludvigsen; Silvia A. Centeno; Isabelle Duvernois; Caroline Hoover; Michael Duffy; Anny Aviram; Lynda Zycherman
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From microfibre cloths to poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogels – conservation cleaning of plastics heritage

Journal of Cultural Heritage
2021-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2021.08.009
Contributors: Yvonne Shashoua; Margherita Alterini; Gianluca Pastorelli; Louise Cone
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New insights into Pablo Picasso’s La Miséreuse accroupie (Barcelona, 1902) using and X-ray fluorescence imaging and reflectance spectroscopies combined with micro-analyses of samples

SN Applied Sciences
2020-07-22 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s42452-020-3130-4
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Gianluca Pastorelli

The rarest blue: An exceptional find of lapis lazuli in the polychromy of a funerary portrait from ancient Palmyra

Archaeometry
2020-01-16 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1111/arcm.12533
Part of ISSN: 0003-813X
Part of ISSN: 1475-4754
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Gold processing at the early Islamic market town of Tadmekka, Mali

Caravans of gold, fragments in time
2019 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780691182681
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Gianluca Pastorelli

Development of dose-response functions for historic paper degradation using exposure to natural conditions and multivariate regression

Polymer Degradation and Stability
2019-10 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2019.108944
Contributors: Gianluca Pastorelli; Shuo Cao; Irena Kralj Cigić; Costanza Cucci; Abdelrazek Elnaggar; Matija Strlič
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Characterisation of red colour on decorated ostrich eggshells from Bahrain

TECHNART 2019
2019-05-07 | Conference poster
DOI: 10.13140/rg.2.2.33303.11688
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Gianluca Pastorelli

Effects of protective treatments on particle deposition and colour variation in stone surfaces exposed to an urban environment

Progress in Organic Coatings
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2017.06.029
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2-s2.0-85024475179
Contributors: Becherini, F.; Pastorelli, G.; Valotto, G.; Gambirasi, A.; Bianchin, S.; Favaro, M.
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Gianluca Pastorelli via Scopus - Elsevier

Shape-from-shifting: Uncalibrated photometric stereo with a mobile device

Proceedings - 13th IEEE International Conference on eScience, eScience 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/eScience.2017.89
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2-s2.0-85043757788
Contributors: Yeh, C.-K.; Li, F.; Pastorelli, G.; Walton, M.; Katsaggelos, A.K.; Cossairt, O.
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Gianluca Pastorelli via Scopus - Elsevier

Environmentally induced colour change during natural degradation of selected polymers

Polymer Degradation and Stability
2014 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.11.007
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2-s2.0-84906783052
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.; Cucci, C.; Garcia, O.; Piantanida, G.; Elnaggar, A.; Cassar, M.; Strli?, M.
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Hydrolysis of Baltic amber during thermal ageing-An infrared spectroscopic approach

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.12.072
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2-s2.0-84873035536
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.; Shashoua, Y.; Richter, J.
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Surface yellowing and fragmentation as warning signs of depolymerisation in Baltic amber

Polymer Degradation and Stability
2013 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2013.08.009
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2-s2.0-84885627877
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.; Shashoua, Y.; Richter, J.
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3D Terahertz imaging of plastic heritage objects

The preservation of plastic artefacts in museum collections
2012 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9782735507702
Part of ISBN: 273550770X
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Gianluca Pastorelli

Characterisation of historic plastics using terahertz timedomain spectroscopy and pulsed imaging

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-012-5931-9
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2-s2.0-84861227459
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.; Trafela, T.; Taday, P.F.; Portieri, A.; Lowe, D.; Fukunaga, K.; Strli?, M.
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Gianluca Pastorelli via Scopus - Elsevier

Development of dose-response functions for historic plastic materials

The preservation of plastic artefacts in museum collections
2012 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9782735507702
Part of ISBN: 273550770X
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Gianluca Pastorelli

Evidence concerning oxidation as a surface reaction in Baltic amber

Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2012.01.003
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2-s2.0-84856846732
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.; Richter, J.; Shashoua, Y.
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Gianluca Pastorelli via Scopus - Elsevier

Near infrared chemical imaging for plastic artefacts

The preservation of plastic artefacts in museum collections
2012 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9782735507702
Part of ISBN: 273550770X
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Gianluca Pastorelli

New light on plastics

The preservation of plastic artefacts in museum collections
2012 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9782735507702
Part of ISBN: 273550770X
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Gianluca Pastorelli

A comparative study by infrared spectroscopy and optical oxygen sensing to identify and quantify oxidation of Baltic amber in different ageing conditions

Journal of Cultural Heritage
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2010.11.002
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2-s2.0-79955725797
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.
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Gianluca Pastorelli via Scopus - Elsevier

Identification of volatile degradation products from Baltic amber by headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s00216-010-4424-y
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2-s2.0-79251630464
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.
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Photoageing of Baltic amber - Influence of daylight radiation behind window glass on surface colour and chemistry

Polymer Degradation and Stability
2011 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2011.08.013
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2-s2.0-80053381892
Contributors: Pastorelli, G.; Richter, J.; Shashoua, Y.
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Gianluca Pastorelli via Scopus - Elsevier

Peer review (22 reviews for 12 publications/grants)

Review activity for Applied sciences. (2)
Review activity for Applied system innovation. (2)
Review activity for Geochimica et cosmochimica acta. (1)
Review activity for Heritage. (2)
Review activity for Journal of cultural heritage. (1)
Review activity for Journal on computing and cultural heritage. (2)
Review activity for Polymer degradation and stability. (1)
Review activity for Polymers. (3)
Review activity for Spectrochimica acta. (1)
Review activity for Studies in conservation (5)
Review activity for The European physical journal plus. (1)
Review activity for X-ray spectrometry. (1)
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