X-radiograph(s) of "Madonna and Child with Saints (Medici Madonna)" 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Madonna and Child with Saints," after Rogier van der Weyden. It's fascinating to see the ghostly underlayers of a painting, like an x-ray into its soul. What secrets do you think lie beneath the surface? Curator: Secrets, maybe, but more like whispers from the past. Imagine the artist's hand, each brushstroke now a shadow. To me, it’s like seeing the architecture of a dream, the hidden framework that gives it form. Do you see how the density varies, almost like a map of intention? Editor: I do now! It’s like the artist’s thought process is being revealed layer by layer. It really transforms how I think about the finished piece. Curator: Exactly! It reminds us that art is never just the surface; it's a conversation between layers, between intentions, between time itself. A bit like us now, really.