EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialSilvia A. Centeno, left, a research scientist, and Charlotte Hale, a conservator, using a microscope to examine van Gogh’s “Cypresses” at the conservation center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York on April 27, 2023. (George Etheredge/The New York Times)
EditorialDensho, Japanese, late 18th century, Japan, Japanese, Leaded bronze with trace of antimony Material analyzed by Conservation Department, 20 August 1976. Tested by energy-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectometry, H. 68.6 cm (27 in.); Diam. 38.2 cm (15 ...