X-radiograph(s) of "Portrait of a Man"

Editor: This is an x-radiograph of Cosimo Rosselli's "Portrait of a Man", residing at the Harvard Art Museums. Seeing beneath the surface like this, through the layers of paint, it’s almost ghostly. What hidden stories do you think it reveals? Curator: The grid pattern superimposed on the portrait reminds us that images, even portraits, are constructed. X-rays reveal not just the artist’s process, but also the evolution of cultural memory. What does it mean to unveil these hidden layers? Editor: It feels like we're excavating a memory, seeing the underlying structure. Curator: Precisely. It raises questions about authenticity, the role of the artist, and the stories we project onto images. It makes you wonder, what will future generations see beneath our surfaces?