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

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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, , 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 , 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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