What was hiding beneath Matisse’s “The Red Studio?”



Sometimes, the biggest discoveries are hidden in plain sight.

While scanning Henri Matisse’s “The Red Studio” with an XRF scanner, conservators made an unexpected discovery. The scan revealed hidden green lines beneath the paintings iconic red surface.

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