Artists and their economic context. A comparison of payments to painters Caravaggio and Luca Giordano at the Pio Monte della Misericordia in seventeenth-century Naples

Catholic confraternities in early modern Europe adopted detailed accounting practices which reveal their social context. This study applies an accounting [in] history approach to the creative industries. We argue that confraternities' accounting books can help better appreciate prices paid to famous masters by contrasting them with payments to lesser-known artists and skilled craftsmen. After analysing 1118 payments related to a construction project at the Pio Monte della Misericordia (1659–1...

Alcune cause prossime del declino economico italiano

Assessment of deposition strategy and overlap in laser-directed energy deposition of H13 tool steel

Laser-directed energy deposition (L-DED) is a highly versatile additive manufacturing technology that supports both the fabrication of near-net-shape components and the repair of critical parts, thereby extending service life, enhancing material utilization, and reducing overall production costs. These advantages are particularly significant in die and mold applications, which demand materials capable of withstanding severe thermal and mechanical loads. In this context, AISI H13 hot-work tool...

Innovative Fusion Strategy for MEMS Redundant-IMU Exploiting Custom 3D Components

In recent years, the overall performances of inertial Micro-Electro Mechanical Sensors (MEMSs) exhibited substantial improvements to values very close or similar to so-called tactical-grade sensors. However, due to their high costs, numerous researchers are currently focusing on the performance enhancement of cheap consumer-grade MEMS inertial sensors for all those applications (as an example, small unmanned aerial vehicles, UAVs), where cost effectiveness is a relevant request; the use of re...