ArtMatters: International Journal for Technical Art History

Discover more about the fascinating painting in the latest open-source, free issue of ArtMatters: www.amjournal.org/current-papers

Analytical methods, particularly macro-XRF scanning, revealed no less than three hidden compositions beneath the double portrait, including a biblical scene and an Arcadian landscape. Interdisciplinary research into the multiple compositions have helped link this artwork to Giorgione.

We are thrilled to share the first paper of our 9th Volume: “One Canvas, Four Ideas: A Double Portrait Attributed to Giorgione with Different Compositions Underneath.” The paper uncovers the hidden layers and intriguing history behind a Venetian painting from the Alte Pinakothek in Munich.