'Hidden' Van Gogh Painting Revealed (IMAGE)

Delft University of Technology

'Hidden' Van Gogh Painting Revealed

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The analysis of the painting 'Patch of Grass' by Vincent Van Gogh by means of an advanced form of non-destructive X-ray analysis allowed to reveal in unprecedented detail the original portrait, also by Van Gogh, over which the landscape was painted. This development will greatly facilitate the study of other 'over painted' works of art in the future.

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