A painting can tell you a lot about the subject, the artist and the time and place it was made. Sometimes, they seem like perfect windows into another world. But what about how they were made? A painting is meant to be seen as a finished product, and the process of their creation is largely lost.
Now, thanks to x-rays, multi-spectral imaging and laser scanning, we can see a painting’s past. The revisions, mistakes and edits are revelaed.
Because of that, sometimes some interesting history is discovered as well.
Isabella Medici gets a makeover.
Evolution of a unicorn
A finally visible portrait
Old girlfriend
A change of clothing
Another hidden portrait
The secret of Mona Lisa
Keep the arm
Elizabeth I usurps a painting
Haunted pope
Artists get homework, too
No dead whales, please
Crabby Madonna
A new ‘do.
These incredible new ways of looking a paintings can teach us a lot about the artists and their worlds. The next time you go to a museum, consider that every painting might be hiding a story under its surface.
The Secrets of Paintings Are Revealed Thanks to Imaging Technology. What You Can See Is Pretty Cool.
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