Medieval History
Italian researchers have discovered tiny letters on Leonardo da Vinci?s famous Mona Lisa portrait, which they believe will shed light on who the model was. Silvano Vinceti of Italy?s National Committee for Cultural Heritage explained in interviews that the letters can easily be seen with a magnifying glass and can be seen on her eyes.
?Invisible to the naked eye and painted in black on green-brown are the letters LV in her right pupil, obviously Leonardo?s initials, but it is what is in her left pupil that is far more interesting,? said Vinceti.
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Medieval History
Tiny letters found on the Mona Lisa, researcher finds
Italian researchers have discovered tiny letters on Leonardo da Vinci?s famous Mona Lisa portrait, which they believe will shed light on who the model was. Silvano Vinceti of Italy?s National Committee for Cultural Heritage explained in interviews that the letters can easily be seen with a magnifying glass and can be seen on her eyes.
?Invisible to the naked eye and painted in black on green-brown are the letters LV in her right pupil, obviously Leonardo?s initials, but it is what is in her left pupil that is far more interesting,? said Vinceti.
Click here to read this article from Medievalists.net
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The most mysterious painting in the history of European art just got a little more mysterious. For centuries, Madrid's Prado Museum has held what was believed to be a mere replica of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece, the Mona Lisa. But researchers...
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he National Gallery in England will be having the first public showing of a long-lost Leonardo da Vinci work, Salvator Mundi, which was created in the late 15th or early 16th century. It will be featured during the Leonardo da Vinci: Painter at the Court...
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