Parisian engineer Pascal Cotte says his ultra-detailed digital scans of the painting allow him to effectively burrow through layers of paint to "see" into the past of Leonardo Da Vinci's 16th-century ...
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In comparison to a recent subsurface image analysis of the Mona Lisa portrait at the Louvre Museum of Paris, it appears the newly discovered Renaissance metalcut Plate of ...
SAN FRANCISCO — For centuries, the “Mona Lisa” has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on its origins and meaning. Now a French inventor claims to have some answers, including the fate of ...
Since Valentine’s Day is this month, it’s a perfect time to write about one of the most famous love stories of all time. It’s a story that could raise some eyebrows except that this tale’s main ...
The most unsettling aspect of the Mona Lisa to me, besides the swarms of mob-like tourists she attracts, is undoubtedly her eyebrows. Or rather, lack thereof. Tucked away beneath layers of bulletproof ...