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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 Picasso's first masterpieces, The Blue Room, using advanced infrared imagery.