<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">infrared reflectography</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31410081</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:50:15</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">IRR</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">infra-red reflectography</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">reflectography, infrared</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Infrared reflectography is a digital imaging technique that allows study of layers beneath the surface of  a painting by capturing absorption/emission characteristics of reflected infrared radiation. A complementary technique to x-radiography, IRR uncovers somewhat different information.The longer wavelengths of infrared radiation  penetrate most surface pigments and reveal charcoal or graphite underdrawings, the underlying initial stages of a composition. ]]></dc:description></metadata>