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Rembrandt van Rijn was a master of light and shadow and a characteristic plasticity generated by a technique called impasto. A new study shows he was also something of a chemist.

Using CT scanning on 16th-century books, researchers uncovered bits of parchment salvaged from handwritten manuscripts.

As x-ray technology becomes more sophisticated, hidden masterpieces are being revealed along with new insights into famous artists.

Neuroscientist Anthony Bourached and physicist George Cann worked alongside mathematician Jesper Eriksson to produce the re-creation (pictured).

In 2014, conservators found a painting of a man in a bow tie (pictured) hidden beneath one of Pablo Picassos first masterpieces, The Blue Room, using advanced infrared imagery.

This guest post was written by Mona S. Rowe, science writer for Brookhaven National Laboratory's National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) and NSLS-II. The quest to authenticate an unknown Rembrandt painting, titled "Old Man with a Beard," hit a dramatic high at the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS) at Brookhaven National Laboratory. Using an advanced x-ray detector developed at NSLS, scientists found compelling evidence that the famous Dutch master did indeed have his own h...