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The Aztec Goddess Theory

Those who proposed the Aztec goddess theory thought that photographs taken in ultraviolet light show an under painting (pentimento) of a dark-eyed, somewhat frightening woman.

Professor Chiment reported that ultraviolet photography does not expose images in paintings. Instead, ultraviolet light shows clearly the application of paint over another image. This shows when an original has been touched up, usually with a clear varnish. In this instance it appears that patches of varnish were applied over the eyes of the original image. Conservationists often use these varnish patches to protect a surface. Today ultraviolet photography can help conservators remove the added varnish layer.

To determine if there is really an under painting on Juan Diego's tilma, photographs need to be taken with light from the infrared part of the spectrum.

These two theories about the European origin and the Aztec goddess regarding the tilma with Our Lady's image are simply incorrect. Ordinary scientific tests have disproved them.

2006-10-02 04:10:31 · answer #1 · answered by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 · 1 1

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