X-radiograph(s) of "Lady of the van Bersteyn Family" 

Editor: Here we have an X-radiograph of "Lady of the van Bersteyn Family," by Jacob Adriaensz. Backer. It's fascinating to see the layers beneath the surface! What stories do you think this image can tell us? Curator: This x-ray invites us to consider the power dynamics inherent in portraiture. How does revealing what's unseen challenge the idealized image of women in 17th-century Dutch society? Does this disrupt the male gaze typically associated with such portraits? Editor: That's such a compelling point! I hadn't considered how the x-ray subverts the traditional portrayal of women. Curator: It encourages us to think about art as not just an aesthetic object but as a site of cultural and political negotiation.