French inventor claims to have answers, including the fate of the enigmatic subject’s famously missing eyebrows and lashes. For centuries the Mona Lisa has beguiled art buffs unable to resist speculating on its origins and meaning.
Parisian engineer Pascal Cotte said 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 portrait of a Florentine merchant’s wife. The world’s most famous painting originally included both brows and lashes, according to Cotte who said his 240mega pixel scans reveal traces of Mona Lisa’s left brow, obliterated by long- ago restoration efforts.
Cotte said his camera allowed him to reveal more facts such as.
- Leonardo Da Vinci changed his mind about the position of two fingers on the subject’s left hand.
- Her face was originally wider and the smile more expressive than Da Vinci ultimately painted them.
- She holds a blanket that has all but faded from view today.
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