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Pas de deux met een theologische erfenis: Jürgen Habermas over David Hume en Immanuel Kant Universiteit Antwerpen
In his latest opus magnum, Jürgen Habermas reconsiders the history of philosophy from a peculiar perspective: the true and unique nature of philosophy is shown to have been given shape in philosophy’s dispute with Christian theology. This article reviews Habermas’ chapter on the Enlightenment, in which Habermas casts David Hume and Immanuel Kant dancing their own pas de deux with that theological legacy. After having sketched the historical ...
Nanoscale analysis of historical paintings by means of O‐PTIR spectroscopy Universiteit Antwerpen
Optical-photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy is a recently developed technique that provides spectra comparable to traditional transmission FTIR spectroscopy with nanometric spatial resolution. Hence, O-PTIR is a promising candidate for the analysis of historical paintings, as well as other cultural heritage objects, but its potential has not yet been evaluated.
Dutch Jews and the Dutch Jewish colony in Antwerp during the heydays of Eastern European Jewish immigration to Belgium, 1900-1940 Universiteit Antwerpen
Dutch Jews had a profound impact on the development of Belgium’s Jewish community in the nineteenth century. More than a third of the Jews living on Belgian territory during this period were of Dutch descent. The mass arrival of Eastern European Jewish immigrants in the last quarter of the nineteenth century, however, transformed Belgian Jewish society. Dutch Jews now became a minority in Antwerp’s Jewish population. This essay explores how in ...
Advanced chemical imaging of artworks Universiteit Antwerpen
Last century the field of heritage sciences expanded beyond imagination. The inventions of X-ray radiography and infrared reflectography allowed experts to investigate paintings below the surface as well. More recent developments led to the advent of the field of hyperspectral imaging, to which the advanced chemical imaging methods, used in this thesis work, belong. These techniques not only allow to identify the components present in artworks, ...
Cleaning of wall paintings by Polyvinyl alcohol–Borax/Agarose (PVA–B/AG) double network hydrogels Universiteit Antwerpen
Wall paintings make up an important section of cultural heritage. They resemble time portals that can be used to travel back into the past and witness the life of our ancestors. In these paintings, the ancient artists depicted the different aspects of their life, such as cooking, baking, farming, manufacturing, as well as thoughts and beliefs. Unfortunately, wall paintings are susceptible to degradation over time in the form of the accumulations ...
Soot removal from ancient Egyptian complex painted surfaces using a double network gel Universiteit Antwerpen KU Leuven
In this study, we evaluated the ease of removal of soot layers from ancient wall paintings by employing double network gels as a controllable and safe cleaning method. The ceiling of the temple of Seti I (Abydos, Egypt) is covered with thick layers of soot; this is especially the case in the sanctuary of Osiris. These layers may have been accumulated during the occupation of the temple by Christians, fleeing the Romans in the first centuries ...
Adaptive Streaming and Rendering of Static Light Fields in the Web Browser Universiteit Hasselt
Static light fields are an image-based technology that allow for the photorealistic representation of inanimate objects and scenes in virtual environments. As such, static light fields have application opportunities in heterogeneous domains, including education, cultural heritage and entertainment. This paper contributes the design, implementation and performance evaluation of a web-based static light field consumption system. The proposed ...
Archaeological remote sensing in the 21st century : (re)defining practice and theory Universiteit Gent
Despite the many (r)evolutions in remote sensing technology over the past three decades, integration in archaeological practice and theory has sometimes been limited by reliance on practice and theory imported from other disciplines, without questioning or deep understanding. This collection of papers aims to contribute to the exploration of developing practice and theory in remote sensing archaeology for the 21st century. The scope of this ...
Multi-modal label retrieval for the visual arts Universiteit Antwerpen
Iconclass is an iconographic classification system from the domain of cultural heritage which is used to annotate subjects represented in the visual arts. In this work, we investigate the feasibility of automatically assigning Iconclass codes to visual artworks using a cross-modal retrieval set-up. We explore the text and image branches of the cross-modal network. In addition, we describe a multi-modal architecture that can jointly capitalize on ...