X-rays reveal unusual technique hidden in Rembrandt s The Night Watch cnn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cnn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Night Watch by Rembrandt has a lead-containing layer under the primer to protect the world-famous painting from moisture. The Rijksmuseum announced this on Friday. The University of Utrecht calls it a lead-containing oil, a conclusion that has come from "advanced analysis from a real sample of paint from the historical painting."
Study shows how Rembrandt broke new ground with lead-based impregnation of canvas for The Night Watch phys.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from phys.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.