The article published on the website foxnews.com on January 28, 2013 is headlined “Nearly 400-year-old secret painting in Rembrandt masterpiece revealed”. The article reports at length that scientists may be one step closer to revealing a hidden portrait behind a 380-year-old Rembrandt painting. Speaking of this situation it is necessary to note that scientists had noticed that the masterpiece, "Old Man in Military Costume" by Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn bears faint traces of another portrait beneath its surface, but couldn’t see it behind the top coat, largely because Rembrandt used the same paint (with the same chemical composition) for the under painting and the final version. But now, there is every reason to believe that new studies with more sophisticated X-ray techniques that can parse through the painting's layers give art historians hope that they may finally get to see who is depicted in the secret image.
Analyzing this situation it is necessary to emphasize that Matthias Alfeld from the University of Antwerp said that their experiments demonstrate a possibility of how to reveal much of the hidden picture, especially during the X-ray investigation, which is the best method to look underneath the original painting. So in this case it is necessary to say that when bombarded with the high-energy X-rays, light is absorbed and emitted from different pigments in different ways. The scientists targeted four elements of the paint to fluoresce, including calcium, iron, mercury and lead, and got much better impressions of the hidden painting in the mock-up than they were able to before.
Giving appraisal to the situation, it’s necessary to point out that "the successful completion of these preliminary investigations on the mock-up painting was an important first step," Karen Trentelman, of the Getty Conservation Institute, said in a statement. "The results of these studies will enable us determine the best possible approach to employ in our planned upcoming study of the real Rembrandt painting."
In this connection it is worthwhile mentioning the fact that this isn't the first time scientists have delved into Rembrandt's paintings. Previous research revealed why his art possesses such calming beauty, finding the artist may have pioneered a technique that guides the viewer's gaze around a portrait, creating a special narrative and "calmer" viewing experience. So, the article concludes by saying that, essentially, the researchers found Rembrandt painted more detail in and around the eyes of his subjects, tapping into an innate human attraction to the face.
As for me, I think that Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is one of the greatest painters. Rembrandt's self-proclaimed goal was to achieve "the greatest and most natural movement and emotion." He created roughly 600 paintings that portrayed the earthy and the spiritual in a preternatural way. He is generally considered a Dutch Baroque Artist. Among the most famous Rembrandt paintings are "The Night Watch" and "The Prodigal Son." Moreover, it will be very interesting to find out more about him after the researches finally identify the painting behind the masterpiece “Old Man in Military Costume".
Analyzing this situation it is necessary to emphasize that Matthias Alfeld from the University of Antwerp said that their experiments demonstrate a possibility of how to reveal much of the hidden picture, especially during the X-ray investigation, which is the best method to look underneath the original painting. So in this case it is necessary to say that when bombarded with the high-energy X-rays, light is absorbed and emitted from different pigments in different ways. The scientists targeted four elements of the paint to fluoresce, including calcium, iron, mercury and lead, and got much better impressions of the hidden painting in the mock-up than they were able to before.
Giving appraisal to the situation, it’s necessary to point out that "the successful completion of these preliminary investigations on the mock-up painting was an important first step," Karen Trentelman, of the Getty Conservation Institute, said in a statement. "The results of these studies will enable us determine the best possible approach to employ in our planned upcoming study of the real Rembrandt painting."
In this connection it is worthwhile mentioning the fact that this isn't the first time scientists have delved into Rembrandt's paintings. Previous research revealed why his art possesses such calming beauty, finding the artist may have pioneered a technique that guides the viewer's gaze around a portrait, creating a special narrative and "calmer" viewing experience. So, the article concludes by saying that, essentially, the researchers found Rembrandt painted more detail in and around the eyes of his subjects, tapping into an innate human attraction to the face.
As for me, I think that Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is one of the greatest painters. Rembrandt's self-proclaimed goal was to achieve "the greatest and most natural movement and emotion." He created roughly 600 paintings that portrayed the earthy and the spiritual in a preternatural way. He is generally considered a Dutch Baroque Artist. Among the most famous Rembrandt paintings are "The Night Watch" and "The Prodigal Son." Moreover, it will be very interesting to find out more about him after the researches finally identify the painting behind the masterpiece “Old Man in Military Costume".
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