ABSTRACT An analytical study on the nave mural paintings of the church “The Nativity of the Virgin” of Rila monastery, Bulgaria, painted by Zahari Zograph was carried out. Vibrational spectroscopy was applied to identify the pigments and organic materials used in the mural paintings. To complement the spectral information, elemental composition of the samples was determined by SEM-EDX. The data showed that smalt with carbohydrate binder was applied for the blue background, green colour was executed by green earths and red-orange colour – by red lead. Azurite is the pigment used to paint the blue colour of the saints’ hoods. The mordant for gilding was prepared of drying oil, resin and siccative metal oxides as evidenced by SEM-EDX, ATR-FTIR and pyrolysis GC-MS analysis. The use of azurite is related to Zahari Zograph’s works as it was not found in any of the previously studied murals in the church painted by other artists.

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通过振动光谱法和SEM-EDX分析，对里拉修道院（保加利亚）“处女的诞生”教堂中Zahari Zograph的中殿壁画进行表征

摘要对Zahari Zograph绘制的保加利亚里拉修道院“圣母诞”教堂教堂中殿壁画进行了分析。振动光谱法用于鉴定壁画中使用的颜料和有机材料。为了补充光谱信息，通过SEM-EDX确定了样品的元素组成。数据显示，将带有碳水化合物粘合剂的smalt涂在蓝色背景上，绿色涂成绿色，绿色涂成橘红色，红色涂成铅。石青是一种颜料，用于绘制圣徒头巾的蓝色。镀金的介质是通过干燥油，树脂和干燥的金属氧化物制备的，这通过SEM-EDX，ATR-FTIR和热解GC-MS分析证明。