“A History of Invisible Works in the West”: One Painting Can Hide Another
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Nadeije Laneyrie-Dagen theorizes that the Mona Lisa (left) was painted to cover her nude double, the Mona Lisa (right). Bridgeman Images
Through a profusion of examples, Nadeije Laneyrie-Dagen revives the rituals of occultation which once accompanied the display of works of art.
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I subscribeIn a world now saturated with images of all kinds, broadcast unfiltered on social media, do we still appreciate their disturbing power? This was tragically brought home to us by the assassination on January 7, 2015, of 12 members of the editorial staff of Charlie Hebdo, which had published caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad. It was after this attack and the shock it aroused in public opinion that art historian Nadeije Laneyrie-Dagen chose to trace the history of the devices used to display and conceal images in the West, from the Lascaux caves to the advent of great modern museums.
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