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 Article / Artigo II Colóquio Investigações em Conservação do Património II Colloquium Investigations in Heritage ConservationAs grisalhas Debitus para conservação de vitral: um estudo analítico Resumo A grisalha é uma das pinturas vítreas mais antigas e mais usadas na produção de painéis de vitral, e Debitus é uma das marcas comerciais mais conhecidas. As suas grisalhas são frequentemente utilizadas para reintegração cromática em restauro de vitral. Este artigo apresenta a análise química, morfológica e térmica de cinco grisalhas da Debitus, avaliando as suas propriedades antes e depois da cozedura com o objetivo de compreender a sua futura estabilidade. A caracterização foi realizada por microscopia ótica, microscopia eletrónica de varrimento, emissão de raios X induzida por partículas, difração de raios X e termografia de infravermelho. Este estudo demonstrou uma relação equilibrada entre os diferentes componentes e uma boa interdifusão no vidro por parte destes, tal como um comportamento térmico consistente entre eles e com o vidro, o que indica uma boa estabilidade e durabilidade destes materiais. AbstractGrisaille is one of the oldest and most widely used vitreous paint applied for the production of stained-glass panels and Debitus is one of the most renowned commercial brands whose grisailles are frequently used for the chromatic reintegration in stained-glass window restoration. This article presents the morphological, chemical and thermal analyses of five grisailles from Debitus, to evaluate their properties before and after firing with the objective of knowing their future stability. The characterisation was carried out by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, particle induced X-ray emission, X-ray diffraction, and infrared thermography. This study showed a wellbalanced ratio between the different components and a good interdiffusion into the glass, as well as a consistent thermal behaviour between them and with the glass, which indicates the good stability and durability of these materials.

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This work presents the first results of the iconographic study and analytical characterisation of a set of four stained-glass panels that are part of the collection of National Palace of Pena (Sintra, Portugal). These panels were collected by the King Ferdinand II in the mid-nineteenth century, for his main residence the Palace of Necessidades (Lisbon, Portugal), and only first presented to the general public in 2011. This study contributes with the knowledge of Technical Art History and Heritage Science to a better and deeper understanding of their history, materials and techniques used in the production, where an art-historical and a scientific approach are applied to attribute their origins. Based on the analysis of the formal and stylistic characteristic of the panels, it is proposed that the drawings used for the production of three of these panels may be based on the design and painting being carried out in the same workshop, and that the four panels have the same provenance (Germany). The composition of the glass and grisaille was determined and colourising elements were identified. Through this approach, conclusive correlation between the analysed glasses was possible: all are calcium rich or calcium–potassium rich types, and the results also suggest that the same source of silica was used for their production. A typical mixture of glass and lead oxide was found in the grisaille applied on the painted panels. However, less usual was the use of a copper oxide pigment for the black grisaille. All these findings support the proposals made regarding provenance and production period (fifteenth century).