Conservators at the National Galleries of Scotland recently experienced quite a surprise after they X-rayed a painting by Vincent van Gogh. Hidden on the reverse side of the painting "Head of a ...

A hidden self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh has been discovered behind one of his paintings, covered by layers of glue and cardboard for more than a century. The image was found when art conservators ...

Conservators at the National Galleries of Scotland last week came upon a very notable find: a self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh underneath a modest painting of a peasant woman had made over a century ...

Senior Conservator Lesley Stevenson views "Head of a Peasant Woman" (1885) alongside an X-ray image of the hidden Van Gogh self-portrait. (photo by Neil Hanna, all courtesy National Galleries of ...

Stevenson holds Head of a Peasant Woman beside the X-ray of the concealed van Gogh self-portrait. Neil Hanna Conservators at the National Galleries of Scotland were taking an X-ray of Vincent van Gogh ...

A previously unknown self-portrait of Vincent van Gogh has been discovered behind another of the artist’s paintings, the National Galleries of Scotland said Thursday. The self-portrait was found on ...