Examining the painting Woman, Old Man, and Flower (1923–24) by Max Ernst with macro-X-ray fluorescence scanning (MA-XRF), X-ray radiography (XRR) as well as photography under ultraviolet (UVF), infrared reflected (IRR) and transmitted (IRT) illumination revealed the existence and sequence of three distinct paintings concealed under the final composition. The study confirmed a known and previously documented intermediate composition and uncovered two additional states: a very first state exposed by XRR, and a third state revealed in the elemental distribution maps obtained by MA-XRF. The complimentary images document the insertion, mutation, and concealing of several human and anthropomorphic subjects across the four layers, expanding our un...
Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), one of the most famous German 19th c. painters, created painting...
Over the past several decades the painting An Old Man in Military Costume by Rembrandt Harmensz van ...
This paper reports on how the application of macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) imaging, in combinati...
AbstractMax Ernst was one of the most influential artists associated with both the Dada and Surreali...
Abstract Magritte’s composition La condition humaine, 1935 was found to conceal under its paint laye...
Over the past several decades the oeuvre of Rembrandt has been the subject of extensive art historic...
The painting An Old Man in Military Costume in the J. Paul Getty Museum, by Rembrandt Harmensz van R...
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), one of the founding fathers of modern painting, is best known for his ...
Abstract This article discusses the technical examination of five flower and fruit still life painti...
Max Ernst was a painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born in Germany, but he lived in Paris and ...
The preservation and understanding of cultural heritage depends increasingly on in-depth chemical st...
Over time, artist pigments are prone to degradation, which can decrease the readability of the artwo...
Abstract Vincent van Gogh’s still lifes Irises and Roses were investigated to shed light onto the de...
Scanning macro-XRF is establishing rapidly as a technique for the investigation of historical painti...
Imaging methods with elemental contrast are of great value for the investigation of historical paint...
Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), one of the most famous German 19th c. painters, created painting...
Over the past several decades the painting An Old Man in Military Costume by Rembrandt Harmensz van ...
This paper reports on how the application of macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) imaging, in combinati...
AbstractMax Ernst was one of the most influential artists associated with both the Dada and Surreali...
Abstract Magritte’s composition La condition humaine, 1935 was found to conceal under its paint laye...
Over the past several decades the oeuvre of Rembrandt has been the subject of extensive art historic...
The painting An Old Man in Military Costume in the J. Paul Getty Museum, by Rembrandt Harmensz van R...
Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890), one of the founding fathers of modern painting, is best known for his ...
Abstract This article discusses the technical examination of five flower and fruit still life painti...
Max Ernst was a painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born in Germany, but he lived in Paris and ...
The preservation and understanding of cultural heritage depends increasingly on in-depth chemical st...
Over time, artist pigments are prone to degradation, which can decrease the readability of the artwo...
Abstract Vincent van Gogh’s still lifes Irises and Roses were investigated to shed light onto the de...
Scanning macro-XRF is establishing rapidly as a technique for the investigation of historical painti...
Imaging methods with elemental contrast are of great value for the investigation of historical paint...
Caspar David Friedrich (1774–1840), one of the most famous German 19th c. painters, created painting...
Over the past several decades the painting An Old Man in Military Costume by Rembrandt Harmensz van ...
This paper reports on how the application of macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) imaging, in combinati...