Science and art combine to reproduce paintings from the past

Published: 18 May 2011 y., Wednesday

Using laser and nanotechnology, scientists in Chicago have been able go back in time and uncover how masterpieces from artists like Homer and Van Gogh might have looked like when they were first painted.

 

Šaltinis: Reuters
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