Question

select the word that means real.
in 2000, the owners of a painting asked scientists to examine it. they had been told it was painted by van gogh, a famous artist. but they suspected it was a fake. the scientists used x - rays to \see\ the canvas. from that, they concluded the painting was not authentic. the canvas was different from the type that van gogh had used.

Explanation:

The word "authentic" means genuine or real. In the context of the painting, the scientists determined it was not real (a fake) because the canvas was not of the type Van Gogh used. The opposite of a fake is something authentic.

Answer:

authentic