About me
Silvia Amato is a Conservation Scientist whose research interests focus on the technical examination of paintings using imaging techniques, spectroscopic methods and the application of new methods for the technical study of paintings. She holds an MA in Science for the Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage from the University of Parma (Italy, 2012). She has taught in the Conservation Department since 2013 where she designed and delivered lectures and workshops on the analysis of paintings to address technical questions, assess conservation conditions and examine artist materials. Silvia obtained a PhD in Conservation at The Courtauld in 2022, which focused on the contribution of reflectance imaging spectroscopy and scanning XRF to the study of paintings by Édouard Manet from The Courtauld Gallery.
