X-Rays Reveal 19th-Century Artist’s Cover-Up
source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/x-ray-art-cover-up/
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ANAHEIM, California — Experimenting with a vivacious blonde, only to settle instead on a somber brunette, is an old, clichéd storyline — in fact, it’s at least 200 years old. A new analysis of a 19th century painting reveals that the artist first depicted a blonde with purple ribbons in her hair, before painting the canvas over with a sedate, unadorned brunette.
link: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/x-ray-art-cover-up/
link: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/04/x-ray-art-cover-up/
