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Article: Louvre Agrees To Chemical Analysis Of “Mona Lisa”

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 [...]

Old Masters and Modern Science

I do not post as much as I would like to these days, but do feel compelled to note this recent review by Michael Kimmelman in today’s New York Times, titled Old Masters and Modern Science.  It looks at an exhibition at the National Gallery in London about the chemistry of painting.  According to Kimmelman, [...]