Close Examination

Scientists, conservators and art historians uncover fakes, mistakes and discoveries from the National Gallery Collection

Discoveries

Find out about the secrets lying underneath the paint

Close Examination: Fakes, Mistakes and Discoveries

Sainsbury Wing: 30 June – 12 September

Deception and deceit

From innocent misrepresentation to cunning forgery

Downgraded attributions

When the experts got it wrong, and how their mistakes were disovered

Detecting changes

Uncovering transformations and modifications from the past

Great art puzzles

The secrets hidden in Old Master paintings

Correct attribution?

Knowing the difference: a tale of two paintings

Masterpieces recovered

Paintings restored to their former glory

The latest research by curators, scientists and conservators

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