art & analysis

[2017] What’s hidden beneath the surface of paintings? In this film, paintings conservator Lesley Stevenson and curator Kate Anderson discuss how technical analysis can help inform our understanding of artworks, and conservator Dr Caroline Rae presents some key findings from her research: including a woman (believed to be Mary Queen of Scots) hidden underneath a painting by Adrian Vanson.

Filmed and edited by Helena Öhman
Commissioned and produced by Becky Manson

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