X-radiograph(s) of "Mary Fitch Cabot" 

Curator: My goodness, it's like peering into the soul of a painting! Editor: Indeed. This is an X-radiograph of "Mary Fitch Cabot," originally painted by John Greenwood. It offers a unique view of the artist's process. Curator: Ghostly, isn't it? You see the bone structure of the artwork, layers of intention revealed. It’s almost unsettlingly intimate. Editor: Precisely. The monochromatic palette accentuates the underlying structure—the composition, the layering of paint, the artist's initial sketches beneath the surface. Curator: It makes you wonder what Greenwood was thinking, what changes he made. It's like a visual archaeological dig. Editor: The density variations—the highlights and shadows—reveal areas where pigment was applied most thickly. It's a lesson in materiality and technique. Curator: Fascinating, seeing the portrait from the inside out. It changes how you think about art, doesn't it? Editor: Absolutely. It underscores the fact that a painting is not just an image, but a complex object with its own hidden history.