X-ray images have unveiled the skeletal structure of a so-called 'alien mummy,' complete with its oversized head and three-fingered hands. Discovered by local farmers in Nazca, Peru, back in 2017 ...

The self-portrait was revealed during an X-ray of an 1885 painting by Van Gogh, Head of a Peasant Woman ... viewer with an intense stare, the right side of his face in shadow and his left ear ...

An X-ray revealed the secret portrait on the back of Van Gogh's "Head of a Peasant Woman." The 1885 painting was being examined ahead of an upcoming exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy in ...

Senior Conservator Lesley Stevenson views Head of a Peasant Woman alongside an x-ray image of the hidden Van Gogh self-portrait. Credit: Neil Hanna ...

An X-ray image showing the hidden Vincent van Gogh painting However, visitors to an exhibition in Edinburgh will be able to see the X-ray image for the first time through a specially-crafted lightbox.

Although the x-ray image is not entirely clear, the artist appears bearded, wearing a brimmed hat and a cravat or neckerchief, with the right side of his face in shadow.