KerrTexas
Super Moderator
The painting called Blue Boy is a very famous piece of Art and was done in 1770. The painting has a very interesting history and had a suprise hidden within it.
As you did notice there is some discolouration in the portrait. I noticed the same thing long ago, and then they eventually had the painting removed and x-rayed.
Sure enough there is another portrait underneath Blue Boy. This had not been known for centuries, until it was examined by modern methods.
They could see a bearded face above Blue Boys Head. And there is a dog that was changed to a patch of weeds. Knowing this you can make out the dog, and in the museum you can see the form of the man.
To this day they dont know who the man was and why the painter decided to paint over him.
The point of this exercise was that sometimes things are beyond what your senses are telling you. You can see Blue Boy easy enough, but without further investigation, you completely miss what may be hidden underneath.
The painter had done something with that painting and only by astute observation and an understanding of the artists work, did it result in the museum curators taking a closer look at the painting of Blue Boy.
The same can be applied to the use of the Hebrew alphabet. The letters can be utilized by the author in numerous ways. The author obviously knows what he placed into his creation, but centuries later, the full meaning of what the author had written may have faded away. By understanding the various methods of the alphabet that has been used by others, the same process can be applied to the "selected" text.
The purpose is to discover what may be hidden underneath the surface of what you are looking at.
You saw a picture of The Blue Boy, but did not know the style or habits of the painter. The chances of sensing something was different was remote. But indeed, just because you didnt see it, didnt mean it wasnt there.
It does make for an interesting mystery and it is quite fun to suddenly see something emerge that may have been hidden for generations.
As you did notice there is some discolouration in the portrait. I noticed the same thing long ago, and then they eventually had the painting removed and x-rayed.
Sure enough there is another portrait underneath Blue Boy. This had not been known for centuries, until it was examined by modern methods.
They could see a bearded face above Blue Boys Head. And there is a dog that was changed to a patch of weeds. Knowing this you can make out the dog, and in the museum you can see the form of the man.
To this day they dont know who the man was and why the painter decided to paint over him.
The point of this exercise was that sometimes things are beyond what your senses are telling you. You can see Blue Boy easy enough, but without further investigation, you completely miss what may be hidden underneath.
The painter had done something with that painting and only by astute observation and an understanding of the artists work, did it result in the museum curators taking a closer look at the painting of Blue Boy.
The same can be applied to the use of the Hebrew alphabet. The letters can be utilized by the author in numerous ways. The author obviously knows what he placed into his creation, but centuries later, the full meaning of what the author had written may have faded away. By understanding the various methods of the alphabet that has been used by others, the same process can be applied to the "selected" text.
The purpose is to discover what may be hidden underneath the surface of what you are looking at.
You saw a picture of The Blue Boy, but did not know the style or habits of the painter. The chances of sensing something was different was remote. But indeed, just because you didnt see it, didnt mean it wasnt there.
It does make for an interesting mystery and it is quite fun to suddenly see something emerge that may have been hidden for generations.
