X-radiograph(s) of "Portrait of Old Man (copy)" 

Editor: Here we have an x-radiograph of a copy of Rembrandt's "Portrait of an Old Man," its film size is 8 x 12. It's fascinating to see a familiar image stripped down to its skeletal structure. What can we learn from this ghostly impression? Curator: Well, it’s like seeing the ghost of Rembrandt's intention, isn’t it? Imagine layers of paint, built up like memories. This x-ray reveals the artist's process beneath, like a whispered secret in a dark room. What do you make of the way the face emerges, so subtly? Editor: I see the ghost of a face, but mostly I see the wood grain itself. Curator: Exactly! The wood speaks too. It's a collaboration, you see, between the artist, the subject, and the very material itself. And the copyist is now a ghost in the machine, mimicking. Editor: So, even in a copy, we still get a glimpse into the original artist's mind, through the underlying structure? Curator: Precisely! It's like reading a palimpsest, where layers of meaning overlap, revealing secrets to those who look closely. Spooky, but informative.