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Scientists attempt to crack Mona Lisa's smile

By T.K. Randall
July 19, 2010 · Comment icon 7 comments

Image Credit: Leonardo da Vinci
Scientists are examining the different layers of paint used by Da Vinci in order to try and crack the Mona Lisa's smile.
French researchers studied seven of Paris's Louvre Museum's Leonardo da Vinci paintings, including the Mona Lisa to analyse his technique that gave his works their dreamy quality.


Source: Telegraph | Comments (7)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by pallidin 14 years ago
Up to 30 layers of paint? Wow. What an amazing genius.
Comment icon #2 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
Up to 30 layers of paint? Wow. What an amazing genius. My kitchen walls needed about 30 coats of paint and looks pretty amazing, does that make me a genius too?
Comment icon #3 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 14 years ago
My kitchen walls needed about 30 coats of paint and looks pretty amazing, does that make me a genius too? No, just obsessed.
Comment icon #4 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
No, just obsessed. lol I prefer Michelangelo. Have seen the Mona Lisa and was underwhelmed....plus...I don't see anything special in her smile. (i'm a philistine)
Comment icon #5 Posted by marlindo 14 years ago
I don't know what's up with these headlines about trying to 'crack' Mona Lisa's smile.
Comment icon #6 Posted by AliveInDeath 14 years ago
I thought they were going to decode her smile and find secret treasure by how the title was put But, it's still amazing how 30 layers of paint are used.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Eldorado 14 years ago
I thought they were going to decode her smile and find secret treasure by how the title was put But, it's still amazing how 30 layers of paint are used. Maybe he was just very fussy.... couldn't get it quite right so kept repainting or retouching the smile. (just a thought)


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