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New technique uncovers the history of a painting through the paint used

By Mano Sundaresan,

Christopher Intagliata

Published December 3, 2021 at 3:52 PM CST

By analyzing white lead paint in Dutch paintings from the 1600s, including works by Rembrandt and Rubens, scientists were able to devise a new line of evidence for dating and authenticating paintings.

P. D'Imporzano et al, Time-dependent variation of lead isotopes of lead white in 17th century Dutch paintings

Mano Sundaresan

Mano Sundaresan is a producer at NPR.

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Christopher Intagliata

Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.

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