DOI: 10.1039/d6cp01023g ISSN: 1463-9076

Lead soap protrusions in oil paintings: a perspective on nucleation pathways

Lucy Clift, Maartje Stols-Witlox, Katrien Keune, Joen Hermans

Four scenarios are presented as potential mechanisms for the formation of lead soap protrusions in historic oil paintings, based on reviews of literature and documented paint cross-sections.

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