Van Gogh’s ‘La Berceuse’ in Ultraviolet // TRAIN BRAIN

Van Gogh’s ‘La Berceuse’ in Ultraviolet

What can technical analysis tell us about a work of art? Hear from paintings conservator Lydia Vagts and Katie Hanson, William and Ann Elfers Curator of Paintings, Art of Europe, as they discuss what they learned after examining every square inch of Van Gogh’s beloved La Berceuse ahead of the exhibition “Van Gogh: The Roulin Family Portraits” at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
See the exhibition at MFA Boston: https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/van-gogh-the-roulin-family-portraits

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