X-radiograph(s) of "Adam and Eve" 

Editor: This is an x-radiograph of Peter Paul Rubens' "Adam and Eve," housed at the Harvard Art Museums. The image is so ghostly. What do you make of seeing an artwork through this lens? Curator: These glimpses beneath the surface are fascinating! X-rays strip away the colour and texture, revealing compositional choices. It hints at the artist's process, pentimenti…the layers of meaning we assign to Adam and Eve are complex. Can you see the echoes of sin, innocence, or even human potential? Editor: I think I see more of the human element in this view, the imperfections. Thanks, I hadn't considered the symbolic weight of the artistic process itself. Curator: Indeed, what is concealed can be as important as what is revealed.