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Out of the shadows : unraveling the mystery of hidden masterpieces / a Kevin Sullivan production ; written by Kevin Sullivan, Taylor Sullivan ; directed by Kevin Sullivan ; produced by Sullivan Entertainment.

[Toronto, Ontario] : Sullivan Entertainment, [2012]

1 videodisc (58 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

"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 Holland's Rembrandt Research Institute 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. To help answer the question of why their works were abandoned, Out of the Shadows focuses on a group of scholars, the renowned Dr. 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. 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"--Film's official website.

Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669 -- Criticism and interpretation.

Gogh, Vincent van, 1820-1888 -- Criticism and interpretation.

Stichting Foundation Rembrandt Research Project.

Painting, Dutch -- Expertising.

Painting, Dutch -- Attribution.

Painting -- Radiography -- Netherlands.

X-ray spectroscopy.

Nonfiction films.

Feature films.

Documentary films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Sullivan, Kevin (Kevin Charles)

Sullivan, Taylor.

Sutherland, Donald, 1935-2024

Wetering, Ernst van de, 1938-

Dik, Joris.

Stichting Foundation Rembrandt Research Project.

Sullivan Entertainment (Firm)

Unraveling the mystery of hidden masterpieces.

Container title: Buried paintings, hidden masterpieces-- : pulled-- Out of the shadows.

Released on DVD in 2012; copyrighted 2011.

Special features: Five behind-the-scenes documentaries: Experiments at Brookhaven Long Island (3 minutes), Rijksmuseum bronzes (3 minutes), The Kröller-Müller Museum (4 minutes), The mystery of David Tenners (4 minutes), Hidden religious relics (3 minutes).

Director of photography (studio), Bill Metcalfe ; director of photography (location), Mark Reitsma ; editor, Gordon McClellan ; music, Mark Stewart.

Narrator, Donald Sutherland; interviewees: Ernst van der Wetering, Joris Dik, Frits Scholten, Peter Klein, Jeroen Giltaij, Arthur Woll, Karin Groen, René Gerritsen, Martin Bijl, Luuk van der Loeff.

Additional information about the film and the techniques demonstrated are available online at the film's official website.

DVD; widescreen 16:9; stereo, 5.1 Dolby.

English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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