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鈥楬idden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance鈥� Review: Seeing Both Sides
The Wall Street Journal 18 May, 2024An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art reunites the components of several works from the era鈥攚hich were often double-sided or fitted with movable covers鈥攁nd thus reveals deeper meanings rich with symbolism and ambiguity.
A new exhibition at the Met looks at the practice of hiding portraits attached to other portraits and the many reasons artists chose to be secretive with their work
Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance explores the paintings concealed behind mirrors, in folded diptychs, and on the backs of other works.