X-radiograph(s) of "Juno" c. 13 - 76

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Juno" by Rembrandt, housed at the Harvard Art Museums. It looks like a ghostly, layered image. What hidden stories can we uncover from it? Curator: X-radiographs reveal the artist's process, like palimpsests, revealing earlier compositional ideas. Notice the density of the white areas. What do you think they represent in terms of material? Editor: Perhaps thicker paint layers or areas with lead white? Curator: Precisely. These radiographs remind us that images are not fixed but evolve through layers of meaning, reflection, and revision, just as cultural memory shifts over time. Editor: That's fascinating, seeing the layers beneath. It gives new depth to the concept of an artwork's history. Curator: Indeed, it transforms our understanding, doesn't it?