X-radiograph(s) of "Young Man" 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Young Man" after Agnolo Bronzino, housed at the Harvard Art Museums. The cracks and shapes give an eerie, almost skeletal feel. What do you make of this image? Curator: Considering this is an X-ray, we see the materials used in its creation. Note the network of craquelure, evidence of the painting's age and the physical properties of the paint layers. How does this reveal the choices in materials and the labor involved in its production over time? Editor: It's like seeing the painting's history through its bones! The cracks really emphasize the material transformation. Curator: Exactly. It prompts us to consider the physical object and its journey through time, not just the image it presents. Editor: I never thought about art this way before!