world-class oil painting blighted
World-class oil paintings blighted by 'art acne'
Some of the world's finest oil paintings have been self-destructing, developing mysterious lumps and bumps known as'art acne'. Works by Georgia O'Keeffe and Rembrandt are among the hundreds of works blighted by the condition. For decades, art conservators have struggled to control the outbreaks, which look like grains of sand to the naked eye. But now, a team at Northwestern University in Chicago has developed an iPad software that can zoom in on the pigments closer than ever before, revealing the chemical issue at hand. In 20 seconds, the technology can scan a painting to produce a three-dimensional image of it.
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