[HN Gopher] X-ray analysis reveals hidden composition under icon...
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       X-ray analysis reveals hidden composition under iconic portrait of
       Lavoisiers
        
       Author : Hooke
       Score  : 22 points
       Date   : 2021-10-20 00:50 UTC (22 hours ago)
        
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       | tdrdt wrote:
       | Everyone who paints knows about this. You paint someting but you
       | don't like it. Later you need a canvas and you just put something
       | like gesso over it and start painting something else.
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       | I can understand some people are curious about the hidden
       | composition but I don't think it is special.
        
         | searine wrote:
         | It is special because the painting itself, and its hidden
         | elements represent a historical turning point.
         | 
         | It shows visually the rise in popularity and importance of
         | natural philosophy. Changing the context of the painting from
         | an aristocratic centered piece to one highlighting scientific
         | endeavors is an important milestone. It was popular before, for
         | this reason, but these added details from the conservation
         | really highlight the changing ideals in Europe at that time.
        
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