An interesting development took place regarding the painter Vincent Van Gogh, who became famous around the world with his paintings. A previously unknown self-portrait of the artist was found hidden inside another painting. It is not known why the famous painter did such a thing. So how did such a discovery come about?
Van Gogh painted a picture of a woman in the Netherlands, where he lived between 1883 and 1885. This painting, titled “Peasant Woman’s Head”, was given to the National Gallery of Scotland in 1960. The painting has been in the National Gallery of Scotland to this day. Authorities who wanted to show the painting in an exhibition made an X-Ray scan before the exhibition. Here is Vincent Van Gogh’s self-portrait, which came to light in this X-Ray scan.
The Peasant Woman’s Head, in which Van Gogh’s self-portrait is included:
X-Ray process; revealed the self-portrait on the back of this painting, hidden between layers of cardboard and glue. Lesley Stevenson, one of the officials of the National Gallery of Scotland, who made a statement on the subject, said, “Of course, we were very excited when we first saw the X-ray scan. This is a great discovery because it adds a new piece to what we know about Van Gogh’s life.” Using his expressions, he explained how exciting the event they experienced was.
Van Gogh’s self-portrait, found here:
Authorities face a major problem with their discovery. Above you see the hiding place of Van Gogh’s self-portrait. Here’s how this can be shown to art lovers is unknown. Because when this self-portrait is focused on, there is a possibility that the Head of the Peasant Woman will be harmed, which no one wants. However, according to the statements made, the self-portrait, which is revealed by X-Ray scanning, can be exhibited by printing on another paper. So what does that self-portrait look like?
Self-portrait found hidden behind the Peasant Woman’s Head:
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