X-radiograph(s) of "Crucifixion" 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Crucifixion" by Joos van Cleve, here at the Harvard Art Museums. Seeing it like this, through the film, feels like looking at a ghost. What can this view tell us? Curator: Well, aren't we all just ghosts of our former selves, darling? The X-ray lets us see beneath the surface, layers of the artist's process normally hidden. We see how the composition evolved, the artist’s changes of mind. It's like peering into the artist's soul! What do you think this says about the creation of the original "Crucifixion"? Editor: It makes me realize how much is invisible in the final painting. Curator: Exactly! It's a reminder that every artwork has a hidden history, a story beneath the surface. Food for thought, isn't it?