X-radiograph(s) of "Judith" 

Curator: This is an X-radiograph of "Judith," after Lucas Cranach the Elder. It’s currently held in the Harvard Art Museums. Editor: It's like an archaeological record of a painting! Ghostly layers, all the more intriguing for being obscured by that grid. Curator: Exactly. The X-radiograph reveals the artist's process. Consider the figure of Judith, often a symbol of female power and resistance in the face of male oppression. Editor: The composition seems to echo that theme of revelation. It's all about what's hidden beneath the surface. That grid, acting like a veil, adds a layer of visual complexity. Curator: It prompts us to question what stories remain untold, buried beneath the visible image. The radiograph itself becomes a kind of symbolic unveiling. Editor: Fascinating how scientific analysis can open up such interpretive possibilities. It changes how we think about the image and its cultural impact.