Close Examination
Scientists, conservators and art historians uncover fakes, mistakes and discoveries from the National Gallery Collection
Content
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A blonde's dark secret
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Past exhibition
Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries
Sainsbury Wing: 30 June – 12 September
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Fakes
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Mistakes
Downgraded attributions
When the experts got it wrong, and how their mistakes were disovered
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Discoveries
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Secrets
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Being Botticelli
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Redemption
Technical Bulletin
The latest research by curators, scientists and conservators