The Louvre has collaborated with the Laboratoire du Centre de Recherche et de Restauration des Musées de France and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility to perform a quantitative chemical analysis on the Mona Lisa, 1503-06, and the faces of seven other works by the artist. Using x-ray fluorescence, researchers analysed the composition and thickness of [...]
Article: A Leonardo masterpiece hidden inside a wall in Florence?
Some say that Leonardo's “The Battle of Anghiari” is behind a Vasari fresco in Florence’s city hall. This article details devices now being used to detect the painting by firing neutrons into the wall. Article



