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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">infrared reflectography</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>picture-taking techniques by radiation type</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>IRR</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>infra-red reflectography</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>reflectography, infrared</topic></variant> <note 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. ]]></note></mads>