An X-Ray Found a Lost Van Gogh Behind This Painting

For more than a century, a face was hidden in the dark - sealed on the back of another Van Gogh canvas, under layers of glue and cardboard. In 2022, a single X-ray in Edinburgh found it staring back. This is the story of the lost self-portrait Van Gogh left turned to the wall. Look closer. ——— ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 - A Face in the Dark 00:42 - Head of a Peasant Woman 01:24 - Two Pictures, One Canvas 02:21 - The Face He Kept Painting 03:24 - Sealed for a Century 04:20 - The X-Ray, 2022 05:24 - What Else Is Turned to the Wall ——— Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education, and research.