The artwork “Still Life with Bread and Eggs” by the artist Paul Cézanne is just that: a painting of two baguettes, some eggs and a couple of onions against a dark background. Turns out though, there’s a secret under the surface of the painting — one that has remained hidden for 160 years. The World’s Sarah Birnbaum reports.
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