The man’s elevated form and uplifted head, cut across by a ray of starlight, signal
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links the greatness of light to the modest but life-affirming form of a lemon: “a ray
] The NGA Scientific Research department analyzed the pigments using air-path X-ray
After learning the fundamentals of drawing and painting in his native Leiden, Rembrandt van Rijn went to Amsterdam in 1624 to study for six months with Pieter Lastman (1583–1633), a famous history painter. Upon completion of his training Rembrandt returned to Leiden.
University Park, PA, 1988: 214, fig, 9-5; 216-218; 226, fig. 9-8, X-ray; fig. 9-9
X-ray fluorescence also detected silver on the back of the center panel, [37] indicating
The history painter takes inspiration from an old surrealist game — and so can we, as an opportunity for connection.
Exquisite Corpse by Max Morise, Man Ray, Yves Tanguy, Joan Miró. 1927.
Girl with the Red Hat is one of Johannes Vermeer’s smallest works, and it is painted on panel rather than on his customary canvas. The girl has turned in her chair and interacts with the viewer through her direct gaze.
with the Red Hat and the secrets of his technique in a new way with the help of X-ray
This portrait by Cecilia Beaux portrays the artist’s cousin, Sarah Allibone Leavitt, dressed in white with her black cat on her shoulder. Beaux was recognized not only for her bold painting technique, but also for her ability to imbue her female subjects with wit and intelligence, rendering them more than just mere objects of beauty.
New York Herald Tribune (1 December 1935): 5: 10. 1939 Lewis, Elisabeth Ray.
Cross-section analysis and scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive x-ray analysis
Air-path X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy indicated that some of the pigments used
