New research suggests the Italian Renaissance master may have been in a particularly experimental mood when painted the 'Mona Lisa' early in the 16th century
The 'Mona Lisa' has given up another secret.Using X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art, scientists have gained new insight into the techniques that Leonardo da Vinci used to paint his groundbreaking portrait of the woman with the exquisitely enigmatic smile.
Carmen Bambach, a specialist in Italian art and curator at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, who was not involved in the study, called the research 'very exciting' and said any scientifically proven new insights into Leonardo's painting techniques are 'extremely important news for the art world and our larger global society.
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Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpieceThe “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret. Scientists used X-rays to peer into the chemical structure of a tiny speck of the celebrated work of art. They came up with a new insight into the techniques used by Leonardo da Vinci when he painted his portrait of the woman with the enigmatic smile. Research published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Chemical Society says the oil-paint recipe he used as his base layer had a distinctive chemical signature. A rare compound in Leonardo’s first layer
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Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpieceThe “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret
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Scientists winkle a secret from the 'Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpieceThe 'Mona Lisa' has given up another secret.
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Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpieceThe “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret.
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Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpieceThe “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret.
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Scientists winkle a secret from the `Mona Lisa' about how Leonardo painted the masterpieceThe “Mona Lisa” has given up a secret.
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