Publications and communications of Catherine Defeyt

Strivay, D., Van Wersch, L., Chene, G., & Defeyt, C. (June 2023). Archaeometry and Technical Art History Using Ion Beam Analysis and Non-Invasive Techniques at the University of Liège [Paper presentation]. 2023 Internantional Conferences on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Greece.

Defeyt, C., Legeard, M., & Strivay, D. (May 2023). Blockx oil paintings: archives and historical 238 materials [Poster presentation]. TECHNART 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.

Defeyt, C., Thomas, K., Marechal, D., & Strivay, D. (May 2023). Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ pictorial praxis by a mutli-analytical approach [Paper presentation]. TECHNART 2023, Lisbon, Portugal.

Defeyt, C., Marechal, D., Vandepitte, F., & Strivay, D. (2023). Rethinking Jacques-Louis David’s Marat assassiné through material evidences. Heritage Science. doi:10.1186/s40494-023-00861-3

Defeyt, C., & Vandepitte, F. (2023). The Artist's Materials: René Magritte. Los Angeles, United States: Getty Conservation Institute.

Derzelle, E., Strivay, D., Defeyt, A., Klein, S.-J., Vandepitte, F., & Defeyt, C. (2023). Paul Delvaux: The Study of Nine Paintings by Non-Invasive Methods. Heritage, 6 (11), 7181-7201. doi:10.3390/heritage6110376

Martinez, P., Alfeld, M., Defeyt, C., Elleithy, H., Glanville, H., Hartwig, M., Hocquet, F.-P., Jaber, M., Martinetto, P., Strivay, D., & Walter, P. (2023). Hidden mysteries in Ancient Egyptian paintings from the Theban Necropolis observed by in-situ XRF mapping. PLoS ONE. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0287647

Souris, M., Morard, T., Strivay, D., Herens, E., & Defeyt, C. (12 September 2022). Les enduits peints de la Domus aux Bucranes à Ostie : caractérisation technique d'une première phase de IIe style [Paper presentation]. XVe Congrès International AIPMA. ANTIQVA PICTVRA : Techniques et procédés d'exécution, de conservation et de mise en valeur, Carthagène, Spain.

Souris, M., Morard, T., Defeyt, C., Frère, G., Girard, T., Herens, E., Motta, L., & Strivay, D. (03 September 2022). Two phases of Second Style adorning the Domus dei Bucrani (Ostia Antica): the technical study [Paper presentation]. 28th annual meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists, Budapest, Hungary.

Defeyt, C., Defeyt, A., Derzelle, E., Vandepitte, F., & Strivay, D. (2022). Studio Practice of Paul Delvaux: the Early Years [Paper presentation]. INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS CHEMISTRY FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE, Ravenna, Italy.

Defeyt, C., Defeyt, A., Derzelle, E., Vandepitte, F., & Strivay, D. (2022). PAUL DELVAUX’S PRACTICE: ANALYSIS OF SEVEN PAINTINGS BY NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES [Poster presentation]. Understanding Munch and the Art at the turn of the Centuries - Between the Museum and the Laboratory, Oslo, Norway.

Defeyt, C., Legeard, M., & Strivay, D. (2022). Blockx: archives and historical materials [Paper presentation]. Consortium for the Research of Artists’ Materials Archives, Paris, France.

Defeyt, C., & Vandepitte, F. (2022). The Death of Marat by Jacques-Louis David: a fresh look at the masterpiece. In The Death of Marat (pp. 1-25). Paris, France: Mare & Martin.

Defeyt, C., & Vandepitte, F. (2022). Marat Assassiné par Jacques-Louis David. In Marat Assassiné (pp. 1-25). Paris, France: Mare & Martin.

Van Wersch, L., Hocquet François, P., Defeyt, C., Strivay, D., & Gratuze, B. (03 September 2021). THE NEWLY FOUND CAROLINGIAN TESSERAE OF GERMIGNY-DES-PRÉS [Paper presentation]. 22nd International Congress of the Association Internationale pour l'Histoire du Verre, Lisbon, Portugal.

Defeyt, C., Vandepitte, F., Herens, E., & Strivay, D. (2021). New insights into René Magritte's early surrealist painting La salle d'armes. X-Ray Spectrometry. doi:10.1002/xrs.3277

Herens, E., Defeyt, C., Motta, L., Morard, T., & Strivay, D. (2021). Le IIe style « ostien » sous enquête. Imagerie et analyses physico-chimiques des enduits peints de la Domus aux Bucranes. In G. Mainet & S. Graziano, Proceedings of the conference Ricerche Archeologiche alla Foce del Tevere. Leuven, Belgium: Ad Ostium Tiberis.

Defeyt, C., Marechal, D., Vandepitte, F., & Strivay, D. (2020). Survey on Van Gogh’s early painting technique through the non-invasive and multi analytical study of Head of peasant. Heritage Science, 8, 104. doi:10.1186/s40494-020-00445-5

Defeyt, C., Vandepitte, F., Herens, E., & Strivay, D. (2019). Discovery and material study of the missing feet part from Magritte’s L’évidence éternelle of 1954. Heritage Science. doi:10.1186/s40494-019-0338-y

Chene, G., Defeyt, C., Dienst, S., Herens, E., Van Wersch, L., Holsbeek, A., Bisschops, K., Strivay, D., & Morard, T. (18 September 2019). 12 MeV Proton Activation Analysis combined to IBA techniques for compositional studies of various archeological artefacts from Roman and Merovingian sites (Ostia Antica, Artena, Nevers) [Poster presentation]. EMAC 2019. European Meeting on Ancient Ceramics, Barcelona, Spain.

Strivay, D., Chene, G., Dienst, S., Morard, T., & Defeyt, C. (11 June 2019). PIXE-PIGE and Proton Activation Analysis of Analysis of Roman archeological artefacts [Poster presentation]. The 2019 International Conference on Applications of Nuclear Techniques, Rethymno, Greece.

Defeyt, C., Vandepitte, F., Herens, E., & Strivay, D. (08 May 2019). Insight in René Magritte's reused paintings [Paper presentation]. Technart2019, Bruges, Belgium.

Herens, E., Defeyt, C., Motta, L., Morard, T., & Strivay, D. (May 2019). Multi-analytical study of mural paintings from a Republican house from 1st BC in Ostia [Poster presentation]. Technart2019, Bruges, Belgium.

Rigoreau, M., Defeyt, C., & Strivay, D. (May 2019). Characterisation and study of degradation of daylight and UV-light fluorescent pigments in modern art through non-invasive methods [Poster presentation]. Technart2019, Bruges, Belgium.

Strivay, D., Chene, G., Dienst, S., Morard, T., Defeyt, C., & Herens, E. (March 2019). Analysis of archeological artefacts from Ostia and Arena Roman sites by PIXE-PIGE and Proton Activation Analysis [Paper presentation]. 16th International Conference on Particle Induced X-ray Emission, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.

Defeyt, C., Mazurek, J., Lee, L., & Phenix, A. (2019). Sam Francis: summary of data from thirty-seven paintings. In D. Burchett-Lere & A. Zebala, The Artist's Materials: Sam Francis (pp. 120-127). Los Angeles, United States: Getty Conservation Institute.

Defeyt, C., & Strivay, D. (2019). Une copie de L’Origine du monde par René Magritte ? CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art, 11. doi:10.4000/ceroart.6673

Defeyt, C., Vandepitte, F., Mazurek, J., Herens, E., & Strivay, D. (2019). Investigation of speckle syndrome affecting late 1920s oil paintings by René Magritte. In K. van den Berg, I. Bonaduce, A. Burnstock, ... B. Ormsby, Conservation of Modern Oil Paintings. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19254-9_19

Mazurek, J., & Defeyt, C. (2019). Sam Francis: pigments and binders. In D. Burchett-Lere & A. Zebala, The Artist's Materials: Sam Francis (pp. 128-132). Los Angeles, United States: Getty Conservation Institute.

Chene, G., Dienst, S., Defeyt, C., Herens, E., Van Wersch, L., Holsbeek, A., Bisschops, K., Strivay, D., & Morard, T. (24 September 2018). Activation induite par particules chargées pour l'analyse chimique d'artefacts archéologiques des sites romains d'Ostie et d'Artena et mérovingien de Nevers à l'Université de Liège [Poster presentation]. 7e rencontre Ion Beam Applications Francophone, Nouan-Le-Fuzelier, France.

Defeyt, C., Brachot, I., & Strivay, D. (July 2018). This is not Magritte [Poster presentation]. Gordon Research Conference - Scientific Methods in Cultural Heritage Research, Barcelona, Spain.

Herens, E., Defeyt, C., Morard, T., & Strivay, D. (23 May 2018). Non-invasive analysis of mural paintings from a Republican house from 1st B.C. in Ostia [Paper presentation]. ISA2018 42nd International Symposium on Archaeometry, Merida, Mexico.

Chene, G., Dienst, S., Defeyt, C., Herens, E., Van Wersch, L., Strivay, D., & Morard, T. (20 May 2018). 12 MeV Proton Activation Analysis combined to IBA techniques for compositional studies of various archeological artefacts from Roman sites of Ostia and Artena [Poster presentation]. 42th International Symposium on Archaeometry, Mérida, Mexico.

Defeyt, C., Herens, E., Leen, F., Vandepitte, F., & Strivay, D. (May 2018). Comparative study of the speckles syndrome affecting four Magritte’s oil paintings from 1927 [Poster presentation]. Conference on Modern Oil Paints, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Strivay, D., Defeyt, C., Vandepitte, F., Leen, F., & Herens, E. (May 2018). MAGRITTE ON PRACTICE: FINDING LOST COMPOSITIONS BY NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUES [Paper presentation]. 7th Meeting X-ray and other techniques in investigations of the objects of cultural heritage, Krakow, Poland.

van Basten, N., Langenbacher, J., Defeyt, C., & Rivenc, R. (2018). Local Treatment for Monochrome Outdoor Painted Metal Sculptures: Assessing the suitability of conservation paints for retouching. In S. M. Sunara & A. Thorn, Conservation of Sculpture Parks. Archetype publications.

Defeyt, C., Herens, E., Leen, F., Vandepitte, F., & Strivay, D. (2018). Discovery and multi-analytical study of the last missing quarter from René Magritte’s La pose enchantée. Heritage Science, 6 (33). doi:10.1186/s40494-018-0198-x

Defeyt, C., Van Vyve, E., Leen, F., Vandepitte, F., Gilbert, B., Herens, E., & Strivay, D. (2018). Revealing Gauguin’s practice: multi-analytical approach of the Portrait de Suzanne Bambridge. Heritage Science, 6 (20). doi:10.1186/s40494-018-0188-z

Defeyt, C., Walter, P., Rousselière, H., Vandenabeele, P., Vekemans, B., Samain, L., & Strivay, D. (2018). New insights on the Picasso’s Blue Period painting La famille Soler through non-invasive imaging and analytical techniques. Studies in Conservation, 63 (1), 24-35. doi:10.1080/00393630.2017.1361628

Defeyt, C., Van Vyve, E., Leen, F., Vandepitte, F., Gilbert, B., Herens, E., & Strivay, D. (September 2017). Answering conservation issues of Gauguin's Portrait de Suzanne Bambridge by a mutli-analytical approach [Paper presentation]. 24th International Conference on X-ray Optics and Microanalysis, Trieste, Italy.

Strivay, D., Herens, E., Morard, T., & Defeyt, C. (May 2017). Non-Invasive Analysis of Mural Painting from a Late-Republican House (1st century B.C.) in Ostia [Paper presentation]. Technart 2017 - Non-destructive and microanalytical techniques in art and cultural heritage, Bilbao, Spain.

Strivay, D., Morard, T., Herens, E., & Defeyt, C. (21 April 2017). Non-invasive analysis of mural paintings from a late-Republican house in Ostia [Paper presentation]. Journée d’étude La peinture murale antique : méthodes et apports d’une approche technique, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.

Herens, E., Defeyt, C., Walter, P., & Strivay, D. (April 2017). Discovery of a woman portrait behind La Violoniste by Kees Van Dongen through hyperspectral imaging. Heritage Science, 5 (14). doi:10.1186/s40494-017-0127-4

Alfeld, M., Cain, K., Defeyt, C., Martinetto, P., Martinez, P., Murnan, J., Pedetti, S., & Walter, P. (2017). Etude pluridisciplinaire de chapelles funéraires thébaines de l'époque ramesside. Memnonia, 28.

Defeyt, C., Langenbacher, J., & Rivenc, R. (2017). Polyurethane coatings in 20th century outdoor painted sculptures. Part I: Comparative study of various systems by means of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy. Heritage Science, 5. doi:10.1186/s40494-017-0124-7

Defeyt, C., Schilling, M., Langenbacher, J., Escarsega, J., & Rivenc, R. (2017). Polyurethane coatings in 20th century outdoor painted sculptures. Part II: Comparative study of four systems by means of Py-GC/MS. Heritage Science, 5 (15). doi:10.1186/s40494-017-0129-2

Strivay, D., Herens, E., Morard, T., & Defeyt, C. (12 December 2016). Non-invasive Analysis of the Wall-Paintings from the Domus Dei Bucrani (60 B.C.) in Ostia [Paper presentation]. 2nd International Conference on Art & Archaeology 2016, Jerusalem, Israel.

Defeyt, C., Remon, R., & Strivay, D. (December 2016). Multianalytical Study of “Le Sorcier d’hiva Oa” by Gauguin [Poster presentation]. 2nd International Conference on Art & Archaeology, Jerusalem, Israel.

Herens, E., Strivay, D., Walter, P., & Defeyt, C. (06 July 2016). Insight on Van Dongen’s La Violoniste by hyperspectral imaging and MA-XRF [Paper presentation]. 4th International Congress on Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, Bruxelles, Belgium.

Defeyt, C., Schilling, M., Langenbacher, J., & Rivenc, R. (July 2016). Polyurethane coatings in 20th century outdoor painted sculptures: discrimination of main systems by means of Py-GC-MS and ATR-FTIR [Poster presentation]. 4th International Congress Chemistry for Cultural Heritage, Brussels, Belgium.

Defeyt, C., Langenbacher, J., & Rivenc, R. (25 May 2016). Polyurethane coatings in 20th century outdoor painted sculptures: discrimination of major subgroups by means of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy [Paper presentation]. 12th Biennial Infrared & Raman Users Group Conference, Ormylia, Greece.

Defeyt, C., & Strivay, D. (24 May 2016). Analysis of Lucerne auction paintings by mobile Raman and complementary analytical and imaging techniques [Poster presentation]. 12th Infrared & Raman Users Group, Ormylia, Greece.

Defeyt, C., Mazurek, J., Zebala, A., & Burchett-Lere, D. (March 2016). “Color is a kind of holy substance for me”: analytical study of the Sam Francis’ palette from the 1940’s to the 1990’s [Poster presentation]. 2nd International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Ghent, Belgium.

Strivay, D., Clar, M., Rakkaa, S., Hocquet, F.-P., & Defeyt, C. (March 2016). Development of a translation stage for in situ non-invasive analysis and high resolution imaging [Poster presentation]. 2nd International Conference on Innovation in Art Research and Technology, Ghent, Belgium.

Defeyt, C., Mazurek, J., Zebala, A., & Burchett-Lere, D. (2016). Insight into Sam Francis’ painting techniques through the analytical study of twenty-eight artworks made between 1946 and 1992. Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing, 122, 991. doi:10.1007/s00339-016-0485-x

Strivay, D., Clar, M., Rakkaa, S., Hocquet, F.-P., & Defeyt, C. (2016). Development of a translation stage for in situ noninvasive analysis and high-resolution imaging. Applied Physics. A, Materials Science and Processing, 122, 950. doi:10.1007/s00339-016-0476-y

Strivay, D., Chene, G., Calvo Del Castillo, H., Herens, E., & Defeyt, C. (07 December 2015). Recent technical developments of non-invasive cultural heritage analysis at the University of Liège [Paper presentation]. Technical Meeting (F1-TM-47768) on Investigating Heritage Materials with Safer Ion and Photon Beam Experiments, Paris, France.

Gay, M., Muller, K., Plassard, F., Chevet-Merle, J.-J., Arias, P., Strivay, D., Defeyt, C., & Reiche, I. (May 2014). Towards portable X-ray spectroscopic imaging of Palaeolithic cave art. Insights into used pigments and wall taphonomy at three Palaeolithic key cave sites [Poster presentation]. 40th International Symposium on Archaeometry, Los Angeles, United States.

Defeyt, C., & Strivay, D. (2014). PB15 as 20th and 21st Artists’ Pigments: Conservation Concerns. E‐Preservation Science, 11, 6-14.

Defeyt, C., & Strivay, D. (2014). Étude technique et matérielle des tableaux liégeois. In J.-P. Duchesne (Ed.), L'art dégénéré selon Hitler. Liège, Belgium: Collections artistiques de l'ULg.

Defeyt, C., Van Pevenage, J., Learner, T., Vandenabeele, P., & Strivay, D. (2014). Distinction by micro-Raman spectroscopy and chemometrical analysis of copper phthalocyanine blue polymorphs in oil-based and acrylic samples. In K. J. Van den berg, A. Burnstock, A. de Tagle, M. de Keijzer, J. Heydenreich, J. Krueger, ... T. Learner (Eds.), Issues in Contemporary Oil Paints (pp. 105-116). Springer.

Defeyt, C., Vekemans, B., Vandenabeele, P., Rousselière, H., Samain, L., Walter, P., & Strivay, D. (23 September 2013). Analytical study of “La Famille Soler” by Picasso: from the Blue Period to Cubism [Poster presentation]. Analytical Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Defeyt, C. (2013). Copper phthalocyanine blue pigments in conservation [Doctoral thesis, ULiège - Université de Liège]. ORBi-University of Liège. https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/149555

Defeyt, C., Vandenabeele, P., Van Pevenage, J., Wijnberg, L., & Strivay, D. (29 March 2013). PB15’s discrimination in oil paintings by non-destructive methods [Poster presentation]. Symposium Issues in Contemporary Oil Paint, Amersfoort, Netherlands.

Defeyt, C., Calvo Del Castillo, H., Deneckere, A., Hocquet, F.-P., Vandenabeele, P., & Strivay, D. (05 March 2013). Analysis of early 20th century pigments in R. Heintz’s paintings using PIXE and mobile analytical systems [Poster presentation]. 13th International Conference on Particle Induced X-ray Emission, Gramado, Brazil.

Defeyt, C., Van Pevenage, J., Moens, L., Strivay, D., & Vandenabeele, P. (2013). Micro-Raman spectroscopy and chemometrical analysis for the distinction of copper phthalocyanine polymorphs in paint layers. Spectrochimica Acta. Part A, Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 115, 636-640. doi:10.1016/j.saa.2013.04.128

Van Pevenage, J., Defeyt, C., Moens, L., Strivay, D., & Vandenabeele, P. (2013). PB15 polymorphic distinction in paint samples by combining micro- Raman spectroscopy and chemometrical analysis [Poster presentation]. 7th International Congress on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Strivay, D., Hocquet, F.-P., Dister, H., Calvo Del Castillo, H., & Defeyt, C. (December 2012). Automatic X-ray fluorescence scanning mobile system for 2D chemical analysis [Paper presentation]. 1st Conference on Robotics Innovation for Cultural Heritage, Venise, Italy.

Defeyt, C., Vandenabeele, P., Gilbert, B., Van Pevenage, J., Cloots, R., & Strivay, D. (2012). Contribution to the identification of α-, β- and ε-copper phthalocyanine blue pigments in modern artists' paints by X-ray powder diffraction, attenuated total reflectance micro-fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and micro-Raman spectroscopy. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 43, 1772-1780. doi:10.1002/jrs.4125

Defeyt, C., Vandenabeele, P., Gilbert, B., Wijnberg, L., Strivay, D., & Van Pevenage, J. (2012). Characterization of Polymorphic Modifications of Copper Phthalocyanine (CuPc) Used As Artistic Pigments by XRD, micro-FTIR and micro-Raman [Poster presentation]. 10th Biennial International Conference of the Infrared and Raman Users Group, Barcelona, Spain.

Defeyt, C. (2011). Exploration des fonds : La famille Soler de Pablo Picasso. CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art, 6.

Defeyt, C., Vandenabeele, P., Lycke, S., Wijnberg, L., & Strivay, D. (2011). The Influence of aromatic solvents on CuPc blue pigments [Poster presentation]. 6th International Congress on the Application of Raman Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology, Parma, Italy.

Defeyt, C., Wijnberg, L., Verbeeck, M., & Strivay, D. (2011). The influence of aromatic solvents on CuPC blue pigments in oil paintings [Poster presentation]. The influence of aromatic solvents on CuPC blue pigments in oil paintings, Berlin, Germany.

Defeyt, C. (2010). Influence des solvants aromatiques sur les propriétés optiques du bleu de phtalocyanine de cuivre en milieu pictural. CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art, EGG1.

Defeyt, C. (2010). Future Talks, Compte-rendu du colloque organisé par Die Neue Sammlung, The International Design Museum, les 22 et 23 octobre 2009 à Munich. CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art.

Defeyt, C. (2010). Compte rendu de Restauration et non-restauration en art contemporain 2. CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art, 5.

Defeyt, C., Sanyova, J., Verbeeck, M., & Strivay, D. (2010). Optical modifications of the copper blue phtalocyanine in presence of aromatic hydrocarbons: problem in conservation of works of art [Poster presentation]. Non-invasive analysis of painting materials, International School Hubert Curien, Structural and molecular archeology 3rd Course, Erice, Italy.

Defeyt, C., & Strivay, D. (2010). Optical modifications of the copper blue phthalocyanine in presence of aromatic hydrocarbons : problem in conservation of works of art [Poster presentation]. SEM and microanalysis in the study of historical technology, materials and conservation, London, United Kingdom.

Strivay, D., Mathis, F., Calvo Del Castillo, H., Chene, G., Dupuis, T., Hocquet, F.-P., Samain, L., Defeyt, C., & Garnir, H.-P. (25 October 2009). High-Energy Ion Beam Analysis of Cultural Heritage Objects [Paper presentation]. Nuclear Science Symposium/Medical Imaging Conference, Orlando, United States.

Defeyt, C. (2009). Modifications optiques du bleu de phtalocyanine de cuivre en présence d’hydrocarbures aromatiques : problématiques en conservation-restauration d’œuvres d’art. In Actes des 13es journées d’études de la SFIIC, Art d’aujourd’hui patrimoine de demain,conservation et restauration des oeuvres contemporaines. Institut nationale du patrimoine.

Defeyt, C. (2009). Compte-rendu de Restauration et non-restauration en art contemporain sous la direction de Marie-Hélène Breuil, ARSET, 2008. CeROArt: Conservation, Exposition, Restauration d'Objets d'Art, 3.

Defeyt, C., Calvo Del Castillo, H., Deneckere, A., Hocquet, F.-P., Dupuis, T., Deprez, N., Vandenabeele, P., & Strivay, D. (2009). Analysis of early 20th century pigments in R. Heintz painting using portable analysis systems [Poster presentation]. Non-destructive and Microanalytical Techniques in Art and Cultural Heritage, Athens, Greece.

Strivay, D., Calvo Del Castillo, H., Hocquet, F.-P., Deprez, N., Dupuis, T., Rakkaa, S., Oger, C., Defeyt, C., Vanherck, M., Bechoux, V., Drouguet, N., Vetro, C., Verheyden, O., Degard, C., & Bouquegneau, J.-M. (2007). Rapport Annuel 2007: La Science fait parler l'Art. Centre Eurpopéen d'Archéométrie.