Hidden Goya portrait discovered
An early portrait of a Spanish general was found under a Rijksmuseum painting using new x-ray technology
By Martin Bailey Web only
Published online 21 Sep 11 (News)
A hidden portrait by Goya has been discovered under one of the artist’s paintings at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. It lies beneath the Portrait of Ramón Satué, 1823, which depicts a judge. The original image was revealed using scanning macro x-ray fluorescence spectrometry, a new technique developed by the universities of Antwerp and Delft.
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