Design a Museum Display

For this project, you'll set up a museum display that conveys how spectra are used in art conservation.

Hokusai IR Imaging Part 2: Blue Spectra

Spectrum Tool. Let's revisit the spectra of ROI B1 and B2 that you saw in the previous section. Compare the spectra of the two blue pigments against each other and note their similarities and differences in visible light and in the infrared.

  1. Under Normalize?, select Visible to view the spectra only in the visible range. Identify 1-2 similarities and 1-2 differences between the spectra in the visible range.
  2. Under Normalize?, select All to view the spectra in visible and IR. Identify 1-2 similarities and 1-2 differences between the spectra in the IR range.

Spectrum Notebook. Complete the table and answer the questions in your notebook.

Source 1:
Painting Regions — Hokusai Painting, Region B1
Brightness
Full-intensity spectrum backgroundTransparency increases or decreases based on chart intensity, hiding or revealing the background
Left axis ticks
Spectrum intensity vs wavelength chart
Bottom axis ticks
Wavelength (Microns)
Source 2:
Painting Regions — Hokusai Painting, Region B2
Brightness
Full-intensity spectrum backgroundTransparency increases or decreases based on chart intensity, hiding or revealing the background
Left axis ticks
Spectrum intensity vs wavelength chart
Bottom axis ticks
Wavelength (Microns)
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