Analysis of painted artworks’ color appearance under various lighting settings

Designing suitable lighting arrangements for art exhibitions is extremely relevant in order to provide a real appreciation of the artworks for museums’ and art shows’ visitors. The light sources’ features, as well as the design of museum spaces, have a huge impact on people’s visual perception of artworks and, in particular, their colors. This project aims to analyze the parameters affecting people’s perception of paintings and their preferences about the lighting arrangements. It was possible, through surveys conducted in the laboratory, to establish how people’s preference about artworks’ lighting varies and which factors mostly affect it.