As light meets matter: art under scrutiny
Name: David Boles
ID: 900153542
Opinions about authentic
edger : consider it authentic
dimitri : existence of a new cezenne is implausible
The curator of the museum : afriad that it would be considered fake
about edger
wealthy art collector
donate art works to musems
wants to donate a painting of a cezenne of a museum so the museum holds an exposition of a cezenne's work
examining the painting
spectroscopy:
1. under paintings
2. analysis of the pigement
optical spectroscopy :
1. brush work
2.hardness of the painting
3. dating the painting
X-ray of fluorescence : Pigment mistakes , tracing impurities