Objects conservator Deborah Schorsch recounts the long history of conservation at The Met
Kate Lefferts and Patrick Staunton in 1968, when the Museum acquired its first X-ray
This arresting portrait of an unidentified young Florentine is dated by most scholars to the 1530s. During that decade Bronzino was often engaged in painting members of a close-knit circle of acquaintances with whom he shared literary interests, and this sitter—who so conspicuously holds open a book—may be from among that group
(overall and x-ray details), discusses changes in the composition revealed by x-rays
For the devout, the veneration of these five [celestial] Buddhas offered a direct path to breaking free of the cycle of rebirth, a goal facilitated by their innumerable manifestations that make up the Himalayan Buddhist pantheon.
Lotus-bearer ( 2016.752), a bodhisattva of compassion that emanated from Amitabha in a ray
Gençler Güray, ed. p. 84, Ankara: Bilgin Press.
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innovative techniques of material analysis—from multispectral photography to X-ray
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Met since 1986, he specializes in the application of electron microscopy and X-ray
55.121.10.7 verso–CalligraphyBy its scribe [i.e., Mir-‚Ali]One with the eyes of gazelleshunted the bird of my heart,Robbed me of steadfastness,robbed me, poor lover, of rest
before the embassy, however, for one of his liveliest and finest portraits, showing Ray
Circus Sideshow and Seurat’s Career: Circus Sideshow is one of only six major figure paintings Seurat created during his short but influential career. Born and raised in Paris as the son of a customs official, he pursued classical art training, including at least three years at the École des Beaux-Arts, and spent a year (1879–80) in military service in Brest before establishing himself as a professional artist in France’s capital city
Detail of „Circus Sideshow“ (central area), macro-X-ray fluorescence map of calcium
The Artist: For a biography of Jan van Eyck, see the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.The Paintings: In unusually tall, narrow paintings, the Crucifixion and Last Judgment emphasize the narrative features of these well-known biblical themes prophesied in Isaiah and related in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for the Crucifixion, and in Deuteronomy and the Book of Revelation for the Last Judgment
Lead distribution map obtained by macro X-ray fluorescence (MA-XRF) D.
14 (infrared), 20 (color detail), 29 (infrared detail), 30 (color detail), 31 (x-ray
