• Studying Vermeer’s Canvases and Rembrandt’s Papers: Two Examples of Computational Art History

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Professor C. Richard Johnson discussed the techniques he innovated using X-rays and algorithms to analyze works of art in his Nov. 9 talk at the A.D. White House, “Studying Vermeer’s Canvases and Rembrandt’s Papers: Two Examples of Computational Art History.”

Contributors

C. Richard Johnson, Jr.

Institutional Affiliation

The Leiden Collection | Musée du Louvre | The Metropolitan Museum of Art | Städl Museum | School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University

Is this project Alive?

No

Year: Known Start

2007

Year: Known End

2014

Decades

2000-2010 | 2010-2020

Art History

17th Century | Dutch Art

Software and Technologies

Computer Algorithm | X-Radiographs

Project Images

Screenshot of the article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas”
Screenshot of comparative figures 1 and 2, page 3 of article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas”
Screenshot of the article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas”
Screenshot of comparative figures 3 and 4, page 4 of article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas”
Screenshot of comparative figures 5 and 6, page 5 of article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas”
Screenshot of comparative figures 5 and 6, page 5 of article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas”
Screenshot of the article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas” SCV-2
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Screenshot of comparative figures 5 and 6, page 5 of article “Sleuthing Vermeer’s Canvas” SCV-4