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Author: FerrousFaucet

Jul 19th 2014 at 3:05:00 PM

This one fits perfectly with the idea of something hidden in an artwork:

* ''StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': In "Who Mourns for Morn?" a painting is broken over Quark's head, and the painting is then shown to have contained a hidden chip which gives access to a security box of Morn's.

I'm not sure if this next example fits, but here it is anyway:

* Perhaps an inversion in ''TheDickVanDykeShow'': Rob accidentally buys a hideous painting in an auction, and is disappointed and embarrassed that he spent so much money on it. He realizes later that another painting is underneath the current one, because the artist re-used the canvas to save money. Rob carefully scrapes away the painting to reveal another painting beneath, and he has the painting appraised; it's worthless. Just then the auctioneer pays Rob a visit to tell him that the painting he bought at the auction was actually more valuable than anyone realized, but both Rob and the auctioneer are horrified that Rob has destroyed it to reveal the worthless painting underneath.