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Images Dated 27th May 1998

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X-ray image of Titians Profane Love (Vanity)
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X-ray images of a suspected art forgery
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Technician uses infra-red scanner on forged art
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Infra-red scanning of a forged painting
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Technician examines forged painting by microscope
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Coral Snake (Hatching) (Micrurus nigrocinctus) Rain Forest, Costa Rica
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Northern Cardinal(Cardinalis cardinalis)
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X-ray image of Titians Profane Love (Vanity)

Art forgery detection. Dr Andreas Burmester stands beside an X-ray of the painting Profane love (Vanity) by Titian (1514-1576). X-rays are used to detect forgeries by penetrating the various layers of paint to reveal hidden details. A painting may have been done over the top of an older image to give the impression of authenticity. With this original work however, the X-ray image shows how the painting progressed. For example the artist changed the position of the woman's head, and both heads are visible on the X-ray. Dr Burmester heads the Doerner Institute in Munich, Germany. The Institute specializes in art forgery detection by imaging and chemical analysis