X-radiograph(s) of "Landscape" 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Landscape," attributed to the School of Salvator Rosa. It's ghostly, almost like looking at a memory. What symbolic weight does an x-ray hold for a landscape, of all things? Curator: Think of the x-ray itself as a symbol. It reveals what lies beneath the surface, a kind of visual archaeology. The landscape genre, popular in Rosa's time, often served as a container for cultural ideals and anxieties. Editor: So, the x-ray exposes not just the underpainting, but maybe also hidden intentions? Curator: Precisely. It's a landscape stripped bare, its symbolic language laid out for forensic examination. Does it make you reconsider what a landscape can signify? Editor: Definitely. It’s like the painting's subconscious made visible. Curator: Indeed, a fascinating insight into the layers of meaning and making, and how we perceive art.