REMBRANDT SELF-PORTRAIT DETECTED UNDER PAINTING

"Advanced X-ray technology has revealed an unfinished self-portrait by the 17th-century Dutch master Rembrandt van Rijn. The portrait was detected beneath an oil painting depicting an old man with a gray beard.

Faint and monochrome, the underlying portrait features strong similarities with two significant self-portraits dating to 1630, when Rembrandt would have been 24 years old."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Discovery News
On:  12/05/11
Website:  http://news.discovery.com

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