APAC Labs' research is featured alongside major scientific discoveries in art masterpieces- if you're interested in discovering the magic behind these hidden portraits

The achievements of APAC Labs / STARC of the Cyprus Institute have received international recognition at the forefront of global research in the study, analysis and discovery of hidden secrets beneath iconic works of art. The labs’ interdisciplinary study of Titian’s Ecce Homo was prominently featured in a recent BBC Culture article about the use of science and technology in the discovery of portraits under painting masterpieces.

Specifically, the research efforts of the APAC Labs team to map and reveal the materiality of an anonymous portrait hidden beneath Titian’s Ecco Homo was highlighted in the article “'Something stirring beneath the surface': What eight ghostly portraits found hidden inside masterpieces reveal” published by the BBC last month. The article presents the discovery of portraits hiding beneath the surface of works by masters like Pablo Picasso, Artemisia Gentileschi, Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Seurat, Modigliani, Caravaggio, and Magritte.

Like the Ecce Homo analyzed by APAC Labs, these artworks were studied using advanced spectroscopy, reflectography and radiography methods. The inclusion of APAC Labs’ work in the material discussed in the BBC article highlights the caliber of research being carried out by the labs’ team, which is at the highest international standards. APAC Labs is proud to be at the forefront of innovation with regards to the application of science and technology in the analysis, study, preservation and promotion of works of art, archaeological objects, monuments and sites.

Read the article here.