X-radiograph(s) of "Landscape" 

Curator: Here we have an X-radiograph of "Landscape", a painting believed to be by Jean-Antoine Watteau. The film itself measures 14 by 17 inches. Editor: Oh, wow, it looks like an abstract dreamscape, like a memory surfacing through layers of fog. Curator: The X-ray reveals the underpainting and provides insights into Watteau’s process, the bones of the artwork if you will. Editor: Interesting how the composition is revealed through the X-ray. I wonder if he sensed the final form as he started, or if it emerged through layering. The bare canvas almost seems to whisper. Curator: It’s a peek behind the curtain, indeed. It allows us a new perspective on this artist's methodology and vision. Editor: Exactly, it's art about art, isn't it? It makes me think about the ephemerality of everything, seen and unseen.