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X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF) X-rays, when striking an object, can cause
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF) X-rays, when striking an object, can cause
The scanned X-ray radiographs films and infrared reflectograms were automatically
The scanned x-ray radiograph films or digital x-radiograph captures were automatically
The scanned x-ray radiograph films or digital x-radiograph captures were automatically
2009.28.1 Artwork history & notes Artwork History Provenance by descent to Ray
Download a PDF of the 1997 book Artists’ Pigments: A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Volume 3.
than 200 images depict artworks created with the pigments described, as well as x-ray
The bouquet is lit from the left, and a ray of light focused by the glass falls across
Peter Paul Rubens’s enormous painting, based on the Old Testament story of Daniel, puts us right in the lions’ den. The Jewish youth was condemned to spend the night with the brutal beasts for worshipping his God rather than the Persian king Darius.
realistic beasts have undoubtedly frightened viewers over the centuries. 2 3 A ray
A white dove flies down over Mary, with a ray of golden light extending from it and
The man’s elevated form and uplifted head, cut across by a ray of starlight, signal