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Art historians discover painting underneath Picasso masterpiece

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Picasso’s “The Blue Room” AP
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Using advanced infrared imagery, scientists and art experts found a hidden painting beneath Picasso’s masterpiece. AP
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This undated handout image provided by The Phillips Collection shows the overlay of Picasso’s The Blue Room, painted in 1901. Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath… AP
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The hidden image turned out to be a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand, with three rings on his fingers. AP
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Patricia Favero, associate conservator at The Phillips Collection, shows off the hidden image. AP
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After finding the hidden image, art experts are now wondering: Who is he? AP