Was Mona Lisa Knocked Up?

The Central Scrutinizer · 28th September 2006, 10:00 AM

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/09/26/m...eut/index.html

Interesting....

Mephisto · 5th October 2006, 07:46 PM

That WAS interesting, CS. I found this excerpt to be an indication of how well rounded his expertise actually was. Many artists these days don't pay much attention to keeping their work archival quality.

""It's extremely thinly painted and extremely flat, and yet the details of the curls of hair, for example are extremely distinct. So the technique is unlike anything we've ever seen before. Leonardo was in a league of his own," he said.

Close examination of the craquelure -- the fine pattern of cracks formed on old paintings -- showed the paint layers were still firmly attached to the poplar wood panel on which Leonardo created his masterpiece."

Thanks for the link.

Temporal Renegade · 10th October 2006, 01:30 PM

To quote Homer Simpson:

"I knew scientists wasted their lives, but geeze!"

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Mephisto Philosopher Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: in a state of disbelief Posts: 6,065	That WAS interesting, CS. I found this excerpt to be an indication of how well rounded his expertise actually was. Many artists these days don't pay much attention to keeping their work archival quality. ""It's extremely thinly painted and extremely flat, and yet the details of the curls of hair, for example are extremely distinct. So the technique is unlike anything we've ever seen before. Leonardo was in a league of his own," he said. Close examination of the craquelure -- the fine pattern of cracks formed on old paintings -- showed the paint layers were still firmly attached to the poplar wood panel on which Leonardo created his masterpiece." Thanks for the link.
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