Artificial intelligence (AI) programs are advancing day by day to the extent of discriminating the authenticity of famous artworks.
On the 26th local time, foreign media such as the British Guardian reported that the AI had determined that the masterpiece 'Samson and Delilah' by Peter Paul Rubens, displayed at the British National Museum, was not genuine, but 'a forgery'.
'Samson and Delilah', known as the work of Rubens, a famous 17th-century painter, has been controversial over its authenticity.
Some critics have argued that the painting is not genuine, stating that the palette used in the painting is different from what Rubens had generally preferred, and that the quality of the painting was inconsistent.
The painting depicts Samson sleeping in Delilah's arms and a servant trying to cut his hair to unleash his superhuman powers.
▲ Peter Paul Rubens' 'Samson and Delilah' embroiled in a forgery controversy
The painting, which was bought by the British National Museum in 1980 for £2.5 million (about 4 billion won), was found to be very likely to be a counterfeit after an AI analysis.
It is known that the AI program scans the entire work to determine its authenticity, as detailed techniques are input, including the brush touch method of individual artists.
Karina Popovich, who led the investigation with the Swiss company 'Art Recreation', said, "Everything including the arrangement of the artwork turned out to be fake. %" he said.
This gave strength to the opinion of some experts that 'Samson and Delilah', which is in the collection of the British National Museum, was a replica of Rubens painted in 1610, not the original.
Meanwhile, another Rubens work 'A view of Het Steen in the Early Morning', which is in the collection of the British National Museum, was scanned with an AI program. .
"We are always on the lookout for new research," a spokesperson for the National Museum of England said.
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