X-radiograph(s) of "Village Doctor" 

Curator: Here we have an X-radiograph of "Village Doctor," originally by Johannes Natus, now residing in the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: It has the look of a ghostly forest, like looking through the trees themselves to what lies beneath. Curator: Indeed. The monochromatic scale amplifies the textural qualities of the wood substrate, revealing the understructure in sharp relief. Editor: There's a hidden narrative in the grain, the way light and shadow create forms beyond the original image... a story of aging and change. Curator: Precisely, it reveals the unseen history. A tangible, though ghostly, image of the original painting's support. Editor: It reminds me that art holds secrets, revealed only through probing, whether with science or with the heart.