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Identification and Creation

Object Number
Straus.8886
People
Artist of original: Domenico Theotocopoli, called El Greco, Spanish (1541 - 1614)
Title
X-radiograph(s) of "Christ Bearing the Cross"
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
x-radiograph, photograph
Date
June 20, 2016
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/356185

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
plate size: 35.6 × 43.2 cm (14 × 17 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs
Object Number
Straus.8886
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
Permissions

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Descriptions

Description
X-radiograph Operator: Kate Smith and Cristina Morilla

Duration of session: 2 hours

Material Description: oil on canvas, glue-lined

Radiation source: Comet tube

Exposure settings: 35kV 5mA 60seconds 127 cm focal distance

Total number of exposures: 6

Filtration used: none

Screens used: none

Scanning notes: laser power high, PMT 10, 12-bit logarithmic data scale, 50 micron scan resolution

Image manipulation notes: 2 scans converted to tiff and assembled into composite image in Photoshop, stored in Image Archive with documentation photography





Subjects and Contexts

  • Alan Burroughs Collection of X-Radiographs

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