Out of the Shadows - Hidden Masterpieces

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Out of the Shadows - Hidden Masterpieces

Sullivan Classics

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For hundreds of years, the public has only seen the surface of famous masterpieces by artists such as Van Gogh and Rembrandt as well as medieval religious treasures such as The Norfolk Triptych. Now, through a melding of innovative scientific techniques and art connoisseurship, completely different paintings and important clues about the artists themselves are being uncovered one layer at a time by members of the Holland Rembrandt Research Project and scientists from the University of Delft.


Non-invasive technology such as x-ray fluorescence and 3D imaging can reveal these worlds within a world of art. Researchers can calculate how and when an artist first began working on their composition by tracing fingerprints, brushstrokes, and analyzing different layers of paint pigments. These elements, once fully uncovered, sometimes reveal completely different works of art underneath the surface that were abandoned by these great artists and painted over.

Out of the Shadows explores just how closely science allows art historians to enter an artist’s psyche. The question of why an artist would choose to paint over their own masterpiece is explored in this fascinating documentary that ultimately rewrites the foundations of art history.

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A new Rembrandt is found! Non-invasive technology such as x-ray fluorescence and 3D imaging can reveal these worlds within a world of art. Researchers can calculate how and when an artist first began working on their composition by tracing fingerprints, brushstrokes, and analyzing different layers of paint pigments. These elements, once fully uncovered, sometimes reveal completely different works of art underneath the surface that were abandoned by these great artists and painted over. To help answer the question of why their works were abandoned, Out of the Shadows focuses on a group of scholars, the renowned Drs. Ernst Van De Wetering and Joris Dik who have recently been able to digitally restore lost images under existing masterpieces. The group’s attention is drawn to two paintings in particular that were once dismissed as being mere copies of Rembrandt and which have recently been attributed as authentic.

This DVD is specially packaged with a collectible lenticular holographic cover. Watch the DVD case morph!

Special Features

  • Experiments at Brookhaven Long Island
  • Rijksmuseum Bronzes
  • The Kroller Muller Museum
  • The Mystery of David Teniers
  • Hidden Religious Relics

Additional Information

Film, Series or Collection Sullivan Classics
Language English
Runtime 58 minutes
Format Widescreen DVD 16:9, 1-Disc Set
Release Date 2012
Rating G
Genre Documentary

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