X-radiograph(s) of "Youth's Portrait" 

Editor: Here we have the X-radiograph of "Youth's Portrait," a piece originally by Jacob Adriaensz. Backer. It's like looking at a ghost of a painting. What does this reveal to you that we might not see otherwise? Curator: It's a peek behind the curtain, isn't it? We're seeing the skeleton of the artwork, the artist's process exposed. Look at how the wood grain interacts with the painted image. Does it feel like a collaboration between nature and the artist's hand? It makes me wonder what Backer would think of our seeing this now. Editor: I never thought about the wood itself being part of the story! It gives a whole new meaning to "layers" in art. Thanks! Curator: Absolutely, it is like the tree speaks through him. We're all connected, you know?