I wonder if I've made an interesting discovery, or if I'm just seeing things I want to see ( Read more... )

And if real: Leonardo da Vinci or another artist?


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....but this time from a quite interesting source...

Manuscript Reveals True Identity of Mona Lisa ( Read more... )

I've just returned from Italy, and I am officially in love with that country. WOW! I got to see different cities too; spent 1,5 day in Milan, 5 days in Rome and an evening in Bergamo. All cities was truly amazing - my head is still so full with impressions and ideas I don't know where to start..... First of all, it was such a nice group to travel ( Read more... )

I got an answer from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, USA concerning the portrait of Ginevra de' Benci. The portrait was restored in 1991 by David Bull. He only got two months to do the job, but since the portrait was in such a good condition overall, it didn't cause any problems. They didn't get to do any scienticif analysis of it, ( Read more... )

I often find myself puzzled by this portrait. Not only because I am a huge Leonardo da Vinci fan - it's the lacing of her dress. One thing is that I've stumbled across this version twice - showing more of the lacing and dress than 99% of the other prints I've seen. There is a rather obvious fold (and also colour difference?) viewable where it's ( Read more... )