ABSTRACT
The use of new light sources capacities should allow to develop systems that combine exhibition and conservation requirements to make these artworks available to the next generations according to sustainability principles. The goal of this research is to design lighting systems and sources with an optimized spectral distribution. The optimization process implies to maximize the color fidelity reproduction and to minimize the photochemical damage. In this way, the perceived color under this source will agree to technical requirements given by the restoration team. It takes into account that artworks conservation and exhibition implies that the irradiance must be kept under a critical level. Therefore, it is necessary to develop a mathematical model that simulates with enough accuracy both the visual effect of the illumination and the photochemical impact of the radiation. In this paper, we present a case study for the Picasso’s Woman in Blue.
