Experts apply high-tech tools to a Spanish altarpiece, peering back 500 years to solve a mystery

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Posted on: April 8th, 2008
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“The surface of the old pine panel shows a beautifully executed biblical scene. It is a Spanish work, 500 years old, and one of dozens that formed an elaborate altarpiece. Attributed to Fernando Gallego, it is one section of a 26-panel altarpiece made for the Cathedral of Ciudad Rodrigo in Castile, Spain, between 1480 and 1500.

That much was known, but scholars yearned for more. They suspected that another artist was also involved; there were two apparent styles at work. What if the panels, owned by the University of Arizona, were carefully examined? What if they were subjected to infrared cameras, microscopic exams and reflectography? What could be learned? It was a huge project, one that would take a great deal of time and money.”*

*From: http://www.star-telegram.com
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