ゴッホ

ゴッホの自画像が、一世紀以上経って別の絵の下から見つかりました。

A hidden self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh has been discovered behind one of his paintings, covered by layers of glue and cardboard for more than a century.

スコットランド国立美術館によると、次の展覧会を前に、1885年の作品である “Head of a Peasant Woman”の X線写真を撮った時に見つかりました。

The image was found when art conservators took an X-ray of Van Gogh’s 1885 “Head of a Peasant Woman” painting ahead of a forthcoming exhibition.  They discovered the concealed image at the back of its canvas hidden by a sheet of cardboard, according to a press release from the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS).

ゴッホは節約のためにキャンバスを再利用していました。

The Dutch master often re-used canvases to save money, turning them around to work on the reverse side, the NGS said.

“Head of a Peasant Woman” の絵を傷つけずに取り出すのは大変ですね。

The process of removing the glue and cardboard will require delicate conservation work. Research is ongoing as to how this can be done without harming “Head of a Peasant Woman.”

美術品のX線調査で、さまざまな事が発見されますね。

英語はCNN