When an art conservator looks at this painting, what do they see? Art conservators often spend hours looking at a picture both with their naked eye and with the help of different imaging technologies. Swipe to see a microscopic detail of part of the Virgin Mary's blue robe. You can see a red paint layer beneath the blue. Layering red under blue was a method sometimes used by Italian painters at the time to add a subtle warmth. What else have our conservators learned about this painting? Read more at the #linkinbio. . . . . 🏷: #artconservation #bronzino #paintings #gettymuseum