Art and science have often been thought of as two distinct disciplines. But artist Markos Kay doesn’t see it that way.

The new x-ray fluorescence instrument ... the American Association for the Advancement for Science in Austin, Texas. The Crouching Woman is a painting from Picasso's blue period.

Conservators are tasked with understanding what methods went into creating the original painting and what techniques past conservators used to inform new practices. In contending with both ...

But a paper published earlier this year in the journal Science ... with the new research - welcomed the findings, but expressed reservations about the date for the oldest figurative painting.