X-radiograph(s) of "Fleeing Sheperd" 

Editor: This is an X-radiograph of "Fleeing Shepherd" after Pieter Bruegel the Elder. It's quite abstract, almost like a ghostly checkerboard. What am I actually seeing here? Curator: Indeed! It's like peering beneath the surface, isn't it? An X-ray reveals the hidden layers and brushstrokes—the artist's initial thoughts, pentimenti, that give the painting its history. Do you see the dense areas? Those would be the areas with thicker paint application or perhaps different pigments. Editor: Oh, I see! So it’s like a map of the artist’s process? Curator: Precisely! A hidden narrative, revealed through science. It makes you wonder about the stories locked within other artworks, doesn't it? Editor: It really does. Thanks for illuminating this for me!