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Close Examination: revealing the stories behind the paintings
Scientists, conservators and art historians uncover fakes, mistakes and discoveries from the National Gallery Collection
A blonde's dark secret
Discoveries
Find out about the secrets lying underneath the paint
Past exhibition
Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries
Sainsbury Wing: 30 June – 12 September
Fakes
Deception and deceit
From innocent misrepresentation to cunning forgery
Mistakes
Downgraded attributions
When the experts got it wrong, and how their mistakes were disovered
Discoveries
Detecting changes
Uncovering transformations and modifications from the past
Secrets
Great art puzzles
The secrets hidden in Old Master paintings
Being Botticelli
Correct attribution?
Knowing the difference: a tale of two paintings
Redemption
Masterpieces recovered
Paintings restored to their former glory
Technical Bulletin
The latest research by curators, scientists and conservators