The art critic in the machine tells forgeries from the real thing

Artificial neural networks can tell one artist’s work from another’s using the 3D topography of the brushstrokes, researchers have found¹. The technique could help to identify forgeries, or to distinguish the hands of various members of an old master’s workshop who have contributed to one painting.

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-03447-w

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