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| Art Discuss art and artistic media with strong science fiction and fantasy themes - comment on artworks themselves, methods, drawing, materials, and artists. |
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22nd October 2007, 07:59 PM
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| Mona Lisa 'had brows and lashes' BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Mona Lisa 'had brows and lashes' "Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa originally had eyebrows and eyelashes, a French inventor has claimed after digitally scanning the painting. Pascal Cotte said his 240-megapixel scan revealed traces of facial hair obliterated by restoration efforts. Da Vinci changed his mind about the position of two fingers on her left hand, her face was originally wider and her smile more expressive, he added." Now picture the original Mona Lisa: more beautiful but less mysterious, don't you think? |
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26th October 2007, 09:57 PM
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| Lady of Autumn  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lincolnshire
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| Re: Mona Lisa 'had brows and lashes' I agree - it does take away some of the mystique, somehow. Perhaps there are some mysteries that shouldn't be solved. Still, it's interesting to know what computers might be able to find, and also about people's interpretation of the results. |
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26th October 2007, 10:42 PM
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| Living in Paradise  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Australia
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| Re: Mona Lisa 'had brows and lashes' Talysia I agree. The Mona Lisa is the most famous painting and part of that probably stems from her alure and mystery. Who was she, why was she smiling? Age has made her what she is today, lets not give away her secrets, let her remain aloof and mysterious. |
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