X-ray Reveals Hidden Goya Painting
26th September 2011
A previously unknown painting by Francisco de Goya has been found hidden underneath one of his masterpieces, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has announced.
The unfinished work was discovered underneath Goya’s Portrait Of Don Ramon Satue, using a new X-ray technique.
It is thought to depict a French general, and may even portray Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother, Joseph.