In their naturalism and immediacy, Renaissance portraits communicate to us across time. But as the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition “Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance ...

Portraits in the Renaissance era didn’t just hang on walls, but were often concealed behind painted panels, shutters, or contained in boxes. “Hidden Faces” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art ...

The Renaissance portraits that adorn the walls of the world’s museums hold countless secrets: painted-over underdrawings, hidden self-portraits, even a giant skull designed to remind viewers of ...

Smart News | April 5, 2024. Why Were So Many Renaissance Portraits Multisided? A new exhibition at the Met is the first to examine the tradition of covered 15th- and 16th-century portraits, which ...

On view through July 7, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance explores this under-recognized tradition, tracing the practice from its origins in ...

Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance. Through July 7, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1000 Fifth Avenue; 212-535-7710, metmuseum.org.

Art & Exhibitions The Met’s New Show Brings Together Renaissance Portraits That Aren’t What They Seem. Artists used the back of canvases, hinges, panels and codes to reveal secret messages.