X-ray studies have revealed that underneath Amedeo Modigliani’s masterpiece Portrait of a Girl hides another portrait of yet another girl. It has been concealed in plain sight for over a century. The ...

Researchers at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, using infrared reflectography, have discovered an earlier painted portrait of a woman underneath René Magritte’s 1943 painting, La Cinquième ...

When it comes to French impressionists, Edward Degas is one of the giants in the field. Degas lived from 1834 to 1917 and painted some of the most beautiful works of art during his lifetime. As many ...

A scientific study of a Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi owned by the Gallerie degli Uffizi in Florence has revealed an underpainting that is virtually a twin to a Gentileschi canvas recently ...

The imagery of a portrait using non-invasive analytical techniques, including a multi-modal scanner, developed by the APAC Labs of the Cyprus Institute in collaboration with the Center for Research ...

Artemisia Gentileschi’s 1619 “Saint Catherine of Alexandria” bears a stark resemblance to the similarly titled 1615-17 self-portrait owned by London’s National Gallery: Both depict regal, dark-haired ...

The image of the virile duke dressed in immaculate armor with brilliant crimson trimmings, known as Cosimo I de’ Medici in armour (c. 1545), was replicated widely and has at least 25 versions, ...

The young duke is dressed in a splendid suit of armour, lined with carmine velvet, and with rather alarming spikes at the pectorals. His long, elegant fingers rest on his helmet, by his side, and his ...