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By dissecting a painting using x-rays, infrared, and even forensic technology, you can view a work in historical context. Bellini’s Feast of the Gods was painted during the Italian Renaissance, a time of unprecedented creativity and discovery throughout Europe. It was later painted over, at least in part, by Titian. Why was the painting altered? To answer this you must consider the cultural atmosphere of the 1400s, the influences of the painting’s owner, and other historical elements. Using a variety of modern technologies, the story, lost for 400 years, can again be told. WebExhibits offers creatively presented scientific concepts. Sites available through this virtual museum are uniquely interactive, providing students with opportunities not to just locate information but to evaluate and use the visual resources to solve problems. WebExhibits visibly connects art and science to address cultural literacy and uses inquiry approaches, encouraging higher-level thinking.

Linking art and science facilitates thinking at higher levels and “outside the box.” “Art students are excited to learn how science increases their understanding of art — no longer are they able to ignore science,” explains the Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement the host organization for this site. “Science students are excited to identify works of art as material objects, susceptible to scientific analysis — for them it makes art newly accessible.”