X-radiograph(s) of "Madonna and Child" 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Madonna and Child," by an anonymous artist. It's ghostly and reveals the underpainting. What does this process tell us? Curator: The x-ray exposes the materiality and labor usually hidden. We see the artist's process, their adjustments, and the physical understructure, blurring the line between the sacred image and its creation as mere object. How does this knowledge affect your view of the final painting? Editor: It makes me think about the artist's hand, the physical effort involved. I hadn't considered the labor behind such a traditional subject. Curator: Precisely. By examining the layers of production, we challenge the notion of art as divine inspiration, instead highlighting the material conditions of its making. Editor: This perspective really demystifies the artwork, in a good way. Thanks! Curator: Indeed. It makes us reflect on the artistic process itself.