Scientific Investigation of the Saint Elijah's Icon from Dragus Village, Brasov County for its Preservation and Restoration

The Saint Elijah's glass icon was investigated by FTIR and mass spectrometry methods for identifying the painting materials in order to preserve and restore it. The glass icon was realized in fatty tempera with egg yolk and vegetal oil was used as binder. The painting materials are as follows: red (lead minium), blue (Prussian blue), green (Prussian blue+ massicot), white (ZnO and lead white), yellow (massicot lead yellow, PbO), gypsum and Ca carbonate as color diluents.