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January 16, 2017
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Artist Alexandra Hall
X-ray technology has helped reveal hidden secrets beneath the paint of several famous works of art. We know that there are portraits hidden beneath famous works by Degas and Leonardo. Recently the New York Times ran a story where closer examination of a portrait of Lenin revealed a preserved portrait of Tsar Nicholas II. The 1924 Lenin portrait hung in a primary school. On the other side of the canvas, facing the wall, Tsar Nicholas survived the waves of Soviet destruction. [Goncharova, Masha; 'Portrait of Tsar Nicholas II Discovered Beneath Portrait of Lenin'; New York Times: Art & Design; 11.14.17.] While it is intriguing enough that these hidden works exist, we can now muse over what causes these original works to become hidden. Was the artist unable to afford another canvas, were the paintings deemed too poor quality, too political...
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