A worthwhile read for artists and art lovers.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-were-so-many-renaissance-portraits-multisided-180984096/
"The Renaissance portraits that adorn the walls of the world’s museums hold countless secrets: painted-over underdrawings, hidden self-portraits, even a giant skull designed to remind viewers of their mortality. Now, a new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City seeks to unmask yet another little-known layer of meaning, revealing that many of these portraits were once concealed by a cover, within a box or by a dual-faced format in which the reverse of the painting contained an entirely different image."
#cybersecgirl #artstr #smithsonian
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