#Throwbackthursday, to when we discovered that Van Gogh painted "Ravine" on top of another completed painting seen in this X-ray. In October of 1889, van Gogh was anxiously waiting for his brother Theo to deliver more supplies when he found himself artistically inspired but without fresh canvas on which to paint. He decided to sacrifice a completed painting of a flowering hillside. Thus the original painting sits tantalizingly close, yet unobtainable. See the painting, voted one of Boston's favorites, in Boston Loves Impressionism. #tbt #vangogh #mfaboston A post shared by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) on May 15, 2014 at 6:52am PDT
#Throwbackthursday, to when we discovered that Van Gogh painted "Ravine" on top of another completed painting seen in this X-ray. In October of 1889, van Gogh was anxiously waiting for his brother Theo to deliver more supplies when he found himself artistically inspired but without fresh canvas on which to paint. He decided to sacrifice a completed painting of a flowering hillside. Thus the original painting sits tantalizingly close, yet unobtainable. See the painting, voted one of Boston's favorites, in Boston Loves Impressionism. #tbt #vangogh #mfaboston
A post shared by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (@mfaboston) on May 15, 2014 at 6:52am PDT