Is the painting a work of Cezanne

the brushwork return to the 1800s

the palette knief used in the painting was characterized for Cezanne

composition of the pigments returns for the period between 1839-1906

there were no Ti, Ca, Ba, Mn in the painting which were not available until 1920s and 1930s

there are bright parts that are seen in another Cezanne paintings

it is a wide range of light that have different frequencies including

UV

examining fiuorescence from the surface of the painting.full emission of spectrum can be collected from any area of the painting only from the top 50 microns

X-ray

excites element's inner electrons. they emit x-ray frequencies of that specific element when they de-excite

Visible light

IR

detect anomalies beneath the painting. It also indicate a particular functional group of amino acids.

importance

how old is the painting

detect are any underdrawings

the composition of the pigments

the tools that were used

detect the bright parts in the paintig

UV states that it is not likely to be a hundred years old

the painting has underdrawing which is unusual in the Cezanne paintings

binder based on an animal glue was widely used in the late ninteenth century until the 1940s