Rembrandt Self-portrait Detected under Painting
Advanced X-ray technology has revealed an unfinished self-portrait by the 17th-century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. The portrait was detected beneath an oil painting depicting an old man with a gray beard.
(Full story here: http://news.discovery.com/history/rembrandt-self-portrait-111205.html)
X-ray reveals hidden Goya painting
A previously unknown painting by Francisco de Goya has been found hidden underneath one of his masterpieces, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has announced.
(Full story here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15018174)
I love things like this. I love the fact that we x-ray paintings.
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