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11-09-2017, 05:11 AM
Dead grasshopper discovered in Vincent van Gogh painting
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A conservator came across the tiny insect submerged in paint while looking at Van Gogh’s Olive Trees with a microscope
Art conservators dream of finding hidden secrets in the masterpieces they look after. Rarely do they expect to find a dead grasshopper.
Curators at the Nelson-Atkins museum of art in Kansas City said they discovered the dead insect in one of its star paintings, Vincent van Gogh’s Olive Trees, when it was being scanned as part of the research for a catalogue of its French painting collection.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/nov/08/dead-grasshopper-discovered-in-vincent-van-gogh-painting
https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s---WaIZfzg--/c_scale,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/jeuvxx0i9v9aczy3trz9.jpg
A conservator came across the tiny insect submerged in paint while looking at Van Gogh’s Olive Trees with a microscope
Art conservators dream of finding hidden secrets in the masterpieces they look after. Rarely do they expect to find a dead grasshopper.
Curators at the Nelson-Atkins museum of art in Kansas City said they discovered the dead insect in one of its star paintings, Vincent van Gogh’s Olive Trees, when it was being scanned as part of the research for a catalogue of its French painting collection.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/nov/08/dead-grasshopper-discovered-in-vincent-van-gogh-painting