- L. Monico, K. Janssens, M. Cotte, S. Webb, F. Vanmeert, V. Gonzalez, G. Van der Snickt, K. Keune, B. Brunetti, G. Falkenberg, J. Garrevoet, A. van Loon, M. Vermeulen, M. Maguregui, S. De Meyer, E. Avranovich Clerici, F. Broers, L. Cartechini, N. De Keyser, F. d’Acapito, F. Meier, A. Romani, F. Rosi, S. Carboni Marri, D. Comelli, N. Deleu, I. Fazlic, M. Ghirardello, C. Holé, S. Perez-Diez, M. Thoury, C. Miliani, Advanced X-ray techniques to study the alteration of pigments in paintings, Riv. Nuovo Cim. (2025) 48: 315
- I. Fazlic, V. Gonzalez, F. Vanmeert, A. Alvarez-Martin, J. Hermans, J. Flapper, B. de Bruin, K. Keune, M. Cotte, Early formation and detection of lead-based products from PbO-oil paint systems, Herit. Sci. (2025) 13: 430
- N. De Keyser, A. van Loon, F. Gabrieli, F. Vanmeert, F. Broers, P. Noble, S. De Meyer, A. Gestels, V. Gonzalez, M. Almasian, I. van der Werf, E. Hermens, K. Janssens, K. Keune, Illuminating Rembrandt’s Chiaroscuro in The Night Watch: the painting process of Van Ruytenburch’s costume, Herit. Sci. (2025) 13: 406
- V. Gonzalez, G. Wallez, D. Gourier, C. De Caro, S. De Meyer, I. Bijker, K. Janssens, M. Thoury, F. Gabrieli, L. Monico, S. Carboni Marri, C. Dejoie, V. Sorano-Stedman, S. Elarbi, L. Bertrand, Structure–Optical Properties Relationships in Cobalt-Based Purple Pigments Used by Robert Delaunay, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2025) 147(3): 2587
- N. De Keyser, F. Broers, F. Vanmeert, A. van Loon, F. Gabrieli, S. De Meyer, A. Gestels, V. Gonzalez, E. Hermens, P. Noble, F. Meier, K. Janssens, K. Keune, Discovery of pararealgar and semi-amorphous pararealgar in Rembrandt’s The Night Watch: analytical study and historical contextualization, Herit. Sci. (2024) 12: 237
- D. Christoforou, M. van der Mullen, V. Gonzalez, From Colour Theory to Colour Practice: Printmakers in Pursuit of the Ideal Pigments in Printing Colour 1700-1830: Histories, Techniques, Functions and Receptions, Liverpool Univ. Press, M. M. Graselli, E. Savage eds., 2024
- V. Gonzalez, Révéler les choix matériels et techniques de Léonard de Vinci par l’analyse chimique in Techne – Léonard de Vinci, l’expérience de l’art, 2024
- F. Broers, I. Verslype, K. Bossers, F. Vanmeert, V. Gonzalez, J. Garrevoet, A. van Loon, E. van Duijn, A. Krekeler, N. De Keyser, I. Steeman, P. Noble, K. Janssens, F. Meirer, K. Keune, Correlated x-ray fluorescence and ptychographic nano-tomography on Rembrandt’s The Night Watch reveals unknown lead “layer”, Sci. Adv. (2023) 9(50): adj9394
- V. Gonzalez, G. Wallez, E. Ravaud, M. Eveno, I. Fazlic, T. Fabris, A. Nevin, T. Calligaro, M. Menu, V. Delieuvin, M. Cotte, X-ray and infrared micro-analyses of Mona Lisa’s ground layer and significance regarding Leonardo da Vinci’s palette, J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2023) 145(42):23205
- V. Gonzalez, I. Fazlic, F. Vanmeert, S. De Meyer, A. Gestels, A. Alvarez-Martin, F. Broers, A. Van Loon, K. Janssens, P. Noble, K. Keune, M. Cotte, Lead(II) formate in Rembrandt’s Night Watch: detection and distribution from the macro- to the micro-scale, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. (2023) 62(16): e202216478
- V. Gonzalez, D. Gourier, G. Wallez, T. Calligaro, A. Artesani, F. Rosi, A. Romani, C. Grazia, C. Miliani, L. Monico, D. Comelli, M. Ghirardello, Luminescent Inorganic Pigments Used in Ancient and Modern Times in Luminescent materials in Cultural Heritage, Springer, D. Comelli, A. Romano, M. Melo eds., 2023, pp. 1-45
- L. de Almeida Nieto, F. Gabrieli, A. Van Loon, V. Gonzalez, J. Dik, R. Van de Plas, M. Alfeld, Comparison of Macro X-ray Fluorescence and Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy for the Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Pigments in Easel Paintings, X-ray Spectrom. (2023) 53(6): 438
- M. Cotte, K. Dollman, V. Fernandez, V. Gonzalez, F. Vanmeert, L. Monico, C. Dejoie, M. Burghammer, L. Huder, S. Fisher, W. de Nolf, I. Fazlic, H. Castillo-Michel, M. Salomé, M. Ghirardello, D. Comelli, O. Mathon, P. Tafforeau, New opportunities offered by the ESRF to the cultural and natural heritage communities, Synch. Rad. News (2022) 35(5): 3
- N. Oriols, N. Salvadó, T. Pradell, N. Jiménez, M. Cotte, V. Gonzalez, S. Butí, The influence of magnesium in the carbonation of fresco mural paintings, Cem. Conc. Res. (2022) 157:106828
- M. Ghirardello, V. Gonzalez, L. Monico, A. Nevin, D. MacLennan, C. Schmidt Patterson, M. Burghammer, M. Réfrégiers, D. Comelli, M. Cotte, Application of Synchrotron Radiation-Based Micro-Analysis on Cadmium Yellows in Pablo Picasso’s Femme, Micros. Microanal. (2022) 28(5):1504
- M. Cotte, V. Gonzalez, F. Vanmeert, L. Monico, C. Dejoie, M. Burghammer, L. Huder, W. de Nolf, S. Fisher, I. Fazlic, C. Chauffeton, G. Wallez, N. Jiménez, F. Albert-Tortosa, N. Salvadó, E. Possenti, C. Colombo, M. Ghirardello, D. Comelli, E. Avranovich Clerici, R. Vivani, A. Romani, C. Costantino, K. Janssens, Y. Taniguchi, J. McCarthy, H. Reichert, J. Susini, The “Historical Materials BAG”: A New Facilitated Access to Synchrotron X-ray Diffraction Analyses for Cultural Heritage Materials at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility. Molecules (2022) 27:1997
- C. Messager, L. Beck, D. Blamart, P. Richard, T. Germain, K. Batur, V. Gonzalez, E. Foy, 25 centuries of lead white manufacturing processes identified by 13C and 14C carbon isotopes, J. Archeological Sci. (2022) 46:103685
- F. Vanmeert, S. De Meyer, A. Gestels, E. Avranovich Clerici, N. Deleu, S. Legrand, P. Van Espen, G. Van der Snickt, M. Alfeld, J. Dik, L. Monico, W. De Nolf, M. Cotte, V. Gonzalez, S. Saverwyns, L. Depuydt-Elbaum, K. Janssens, Non-invasive and non-destructive examination of artists’ pigments, paints and paintings by means of X-ray imaging methods in Analytical Chemistry for the Investigation of Paintings and the Detection of Forgeries, Springer, M. P. Colombini, I. Delgano, A. Nevin eds., 2022, pp. 317-347
- K. Keune, V. Gonzalez, A. van Loon, F. Broers, N. De Keyser, P. Noble, F. Vanmeert, S. de Meyer, K. Janssens, Operation Night Watch-team, Operation Night Watch: macro- and microscale X-ray imaging studies on the Rembrandt masterpiece The Night Watch in the Rijksmuseum, Acta Cryst. (2021), A77, C503
- F. Gabrieli, J. K. Delaney, R. Erdmann, V. Gonzalez, A. van Loon, P. Smulders, R. Berkeveld, R. van Langh, K. Keune, Reflectance Imaging Spectroscopy (RIS) for Operation Night Watch: Challenges and Achievements of Imaging Rembrandt’s Masterpiece in the Glass Chamber at the Rijksmuseum, Sensors (2021) 21(20):6885
- M. Alfeld, V. Gonzalez, A. van Loon, Data intrinsic correction for working distance variations in MA-XRF of historical paintings based on the Ar signal, X-Ray Spectrom. (2021) 50(4):351
- M. Albrecht, S. Meloni, A. Van Loon, R. Haswell, V. Gonzalez, O. de Noord, Jan Steen’s eclectic use of green and blue pigments, ICOM-CC 2021 Proceedings
- V. Gonzalez, S. Hageraats, D. Gourier, M. Thoury, G. Wallez, M. Eveno, E. Ravaud, M. Refregiers, M. Menu, Microchemical analysis of Leonardo da Vinci’s lead white paints reveals knowledge and control over pigment scattering properties, Sci. Rep. (2020) 10(1):21715
- V. Gonzalez, A. van Loon, S. Price, P. Noble, K. Keune, Synchrotron micro-XRD and XRD-CT reveal newly formed lead-sulfur compounds in Old Masters paintings, JAAS (2020) 35:2267
- T. Christiansen, M. Cotte, W. De Nolf, E. Mouro, J. Reyes-Herrera, S. De Meyer, N. Salvado, V. Gonzalez, P. E. Lindelof, K. Mortensen, K. Ryholt, K. Janssens, S. Larsen, Insights into the composition of ancient Egyptian red and black inks on papyri achieved by synchrotron-based microanalyses, PNAS (2020) 117(45): 27825
- V. Gonzalez, M. Cotte, F. Vanmeert, W. de Nolf, K. Janssens, X-ray diffraction mapping for cultural heritage science: a review of experimental configurations and applications, Chem. Eur. J. (2020) 26(8): 1703
- A. van Loon, A. Vandivere, A. Gambardella, V. Gonzalez, M. Cotte, W. de Nolf, K. Keune, E. Leonhardt, S. de Groot, A. Proano Gaibor, K. Dooley, J. Delaney, Out of the blue: Vermeer’s use of ultramarine in Girl with a Pearl Earring, Herit. Sci. (2020) 8:25
- A. Gambardella, M. Cotte, W. de Nolf, K. Schnetz, R. Erdmann, R. van Elsas, V. Gonzalez, A. Wallert, P. Iedema, K. Keune, Sulfur K-edge Micro- and Full-field XANES Identifies Marker for Preparation Method of Ultramarine Pigment from Lapis Lazuli in Historical Paints, Sci. Adv. (2020) 6(18): 8782
- V. Gonzalez, M. Cotte, G. Wallez, A. van Loon, W. de Nolf, M. Eveno, K. Keune, P. Noble, J. Dik, Unraveling the Composition of Rembrandt’s Impasto through the Identification of Unusual Plumbonacrite by Multimodal X-ray Diffraction Analysis, Angew. Chem. Int. (2019) 58:1
- V. Gonzalez, G. Wallez, T. Calligaro, D. Gourier, M. Menu, Synthesizing lead white pigments by lead corrosion: New insights into the ancient manufacturing processes, Corr. Sci. (2019) 146:10
- S. De Meyer F. Vanmeert, A. Van Loon, A. Vandivere, V. Gonzalez, J. Dik, K. Dooley, J. Delaney, G. Van der Snickt, K. Janssens, Vermeer’s discriminating use of lead white pigments in Girl with a Pearl Earring revealed by macroscopic X-ray powder diffraction imaging, Sci. Adv. (2019) 5(8): 1975
- S. de Meyer, F. Vanmeert, A. Van Loon, V. Gonzalez, G. Van der Snickt, A. Vandivere, K. Janssens, Imaging secondary reaction products at the surface of Vermeer’s Girl with the Pearl Earring by means of macroscopic X-ray powder diffraction scanning, Herit. Sci. (2019) 7:67
- A. van Loon, A. Vandivere, J. Delaney, K. Dooley, S. de Meyer, F. Vanmeert, V. Gonzalez, K. Janssens, E. Leonhardt, R. Haswell, S. de Groot, P. d’Imporzano, G. Davies, Beauty is skin deep: the skin tones of Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, Herit. Sci. (2019) 7:202
- L. Beck, C. Messager, S. Coelho, I. Caffy, M. Perron, S. Mussard, J.-P. Dumoulin, C. Moreau, V. Gonzalez, E. Foy, F. Misquere, C. Bonnot-Diconne, CO2 release by thermal decomposition of lead white for radiocarbon dating of paintings, Radiocarbon, (2019) 61(5): 1345
- D. Gourier, L. Binet, V. Gonzalez, H. Vezin, N. Touati, T. Calligaro, Effect of proton beam irradiation in lead carbonate pigments revealed by EPR spectroscopy, Nucl. Inst. Meth. B (2018) 415: 64
- V. Gonzalez, G. Wallez, T. Calligaro, M. Cotte, W. de Nolf, M. Eveno, E. Ravaud and M. Menu, Synchrotron-Based High Angle Resolution and High Lateral Resolution X‑ray Diffraction: Revealing Lead White Pigment Qualities in Old Masters Paintings, Anal. Chem. (2017) 89(24):13203
- V. Gonzalez, D. Gourier, T. Calligaro, K. Toussaint, G. Wallez, M. Menu, Probing the origin and history of lead white pigments by their photoluminescence properties, Anal. Chem. (2017) 89(5): 2909
- D. Comelli, A. Artesani, A. Nevin, S. Mosca, V. Gonzalez, M. Eveno, G. Valentini, Time-Resolved Photoluminescence Microscopy for the Analysis of Semiconductor-Based Paint Layers, Materials (2017) 10: 1335
- V. Gonzalez, T. Calligaro, M. Eveno, G. Wallez, M. Menu, Composition and microstructure of the lead white pigment in Masters paintings using HR Synchrotron XRD, Microchem. J. (2016) 125: 43
- E. Ravaud, L. Pichon, E. Laval, V. Gonzalez, M. Eveno, T. Calligaro, Development of a versatile XRF scanner for the elemental imaging of paintworks, App. Phys. A (2016) 122: 17
- V. Gonzalez, T. Calligaro, L. Pichon, G. Wallez, B. Mottin, Leonardo da Vinci’s drapery studies: characterization of lead white pigments by µ-XRD and 2D-scanning XRF, App. Phys. A (2015) 121: 849
- T. Calligaro, V. Gonzalez, L. Pichon, PIXE analysis of historical paintings: is the gain worth the risk?, Nucl. Inst. Meth. B (2015) 363: 135
- L. Pichon, T. Calligaro, V. Gonzalez, Q. Lemasson, B. Moignard, C. Pacheco, Implementation of ionoluminescence in the IBA micromapping setup of the AGLAE facility, Nucl. Inst. Meth. B (2014) 348: 68
- E. Ravaud, M. Eveno, T. Calligaro, V. Gonzalez, G. Wallez, W. Nowik, J. Aufort, Study of a pre-primed canvas bundle from Binant color merchant, ICOM-CC 2014 Proceedings, pp. 8-16.
