Conservators at the Courtauld Institute of Art in London revealed a hidden portrait beneath Pablo Picasso's 1901 painting "Portrait of Mateu Fernández de Soto," adding a new layer of complexity to one of the artist's Blue Period iconic works.

Nearly 125 years after Pablo Picasso painted one portrait, high-tech imaging tools have revealed a secret — another, earlier portrait concealed beneath.

A mystery woman, long concealed beneath a work from Picasso's early Blue Period, has been uncovered by researchers, shedding new light on the artist’s creative process. View on euronews