The method of Raman spectroscopy is employed in the analysis of lead-containing pigments in ancient Russian painting, transformed pigments, chalk, and drying oil. The Raman spectra of white lead and the mixture of yellow lead oxide, red lead, and lead dioxide are measured, and the test Raman measurements of various fragments of the paint layer of the 18th-century Russian icon Evangelist Mark from the Kirillo-Belozerski State Historical Architectural Art Museum-Reserve are performed. The destructive action of laser radiation on various pigments is evaluated when measuring their Raman spectra.
87.64.Je Infrared and Raman spectroscopy
$^1$Department of General Physics and Wave Processes, Faculty of Physics, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russia
$^2$State Research Institute for Restoration, Moscow, 107014, Russia
$^3$International Laser Center, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119991, Russi
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