Finding A Lost Painting
5 October 2008, 15:35
Categories: nanoscopy--microscopy artists
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It is estimated that about a third of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings bear other artwork underneath. Recently, researchers from a range of institutions have used non-destructive X-ray fluorescence (XRF) to reveal the hidden paintings in astonishing detail. Using the technique on van Gogh’s Patch of Grass painting, a group at Delft University of Technology has revealed a clear image of a female head. The whole scan took about two days, separately recording the fluorescence spectra for each pixel.
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