The old varnish is becoming transparent by looking in the infrared region allowing clear visualisation of the artwork. Due to the lower absorption of various pigments in this region, under-drawings become clearly distinguishable
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In this censored document, multi-spectral imaging allowed the visualisation of the original drawing
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Similarly, multi-spectral imaging allowed censored text to be revealed, in a non-destructive and non-invasive approach