Van Gogh Was Discovered to Have ‘Hidden’ a Self-Portrait in his Famous Painting: Revealed by X-Ray Scan

An unprecedented self-portrait of the world-famous painter Van Gogh has come to light to date. The painter had hidden this self-portrait in the back of his painting titled Peasant Woman’s Decapitation, between layers of cardboard and glue.

An interesting development has occurred regarding the painter Vincent Van Gogh, who managed to gain worldwide fame with the paintings he painted. A previously unknown self-portrait of the painter was found hidden inside another of his paintings. It is not known why the famous painter did such a thing. And how was such a discovery made?

Van Gogh painted a picture of a woman in Dec Netherlands, where he lived from 1883 to 1885. This painting, entitled “Peasant Woman’s Head”, was given to the National Gallery of Scotland in 1960. The painting was in the National Gallery of Scotland that day and today. Wanting to show the picture at an exhibition, the authorities conducted an X-Ray scan before the exhibition. Here is Vincent Van Gogh’s self-portrait, which also appeared on this X-Ray scan.

A Peasant Woman’s Head with a self-portrait of Van Gogh in it

The X-Ray process revealed the self-portrait hidden between layers of cardboard and glue, which is located at the back of this Dec. Lesley Stevenson, an official at the National Gallery of Scotland, said: “When we first looked at the X-ray scan, of course, we were very excited. This is a great discovery because it adds a new piece to what we know about Van Gogh’s life.” using their statements, he described how exciting the event they were going through was.

Van Gogh’s self-portrait found here

The authorities are faced with a significant problem with the discovery they have made. Above, you see the place where Van Gogh’s self-portrait is hidden. It is not known how this can be shown to art lovers. Because when you focus on this self-portrait, there is a possibility that the Peasant Woman’s Head will be damaged, which no one wants. However, according to the statements made, the self-portrait revealed by X-Ray scanning will be able to be exhibited by printing on another piece of paper. And what does that self-portrait look like?