AI Analysis Finds Face in Raphael Painting Likely by Different Artist
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AI neural network trained to recognize Raphael's style identifies that the face of St Joseph in Madonna della Rosa painting wasn't painted by Raphael.
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Researchers modified Microsoft's ResNet50 architecture and Support Vector Machine method to analyze individual faces in the painting.
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While Madonna, Child and St John matched Raphael's style, St Joseph's face did not.
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Raphael's pupil Giulio Romano may have painted the fourth face, but it's uncertain.
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AI can assist art experts in authenticating works, but won't replace need for holistic assessment of provenance, materials, etc.