X-radiograph(s) of "Mrs. Jonathon Edwards" 

Editor: This is an x-radiograph of "Mrs. Jonathon Edwards," by Joseph Badger, housed at the Harvard Art Museums. It's an x-ray, so the image is haunting, ghostly, almost like a shroud. What do you see in this piece? Curator: It's like peering beneath the surface, isn't it? We glimpse the structure supporting Badger's portrait, a hidden history. What I find fascinating is how the x-ray reveals the artist's process, the layers of paint, the canvas itself becoming almost skeletal. Editor: So, it's not just about seeing the painting, but understanding how it was made. Curator: Precisely. It's a conversation between science and art, revealing secrets normally invisible. It makes you wonder what other secrets lie beneath the surface of the artworks we see. Editor: I never would have thought about that. Thanks!