A censored nude painting from 1616 is set to be digitally unveiled
Long before Instagram, the male-dominated art world had censorship guidelines of its own. After a cover-up paint job, restorers will create a digital image of Artemisia Gentileschi's original work.
Art restorers have embarked on a project to digitally unveil what was once a nude painting by Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi, one of the most prominent female artists from the period.
, as the 1616 work is titled, originally depicted a nude female figure. But about 70 years later, the nudity was concealed with another painter's addition — to adhere to
