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French researchers unveil secrets of Leonardo Da Vinci’s painting technique

Sat, 07/17/2010 - 13:05 by Priyanka

A team of French researchers, after extensively researching genius Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece Mona Lisa, have discovered how the genius used the 16-century mysterious shading technique named “sfumato,” which gave his work foggy dream like quality.

Expert: Da Vinci painted nude Mona Lisa

Tue, 11/17/2009 - 09:17 by harsheeb

Florence -- An Italian art expert says evidence suggests Leonardo da Vinci once painted a nude version of his famous Mona Lisa.

Renzo Manetti, a Florentine art expert and da Vinci specialist, said he believes the artist created "heavenly" and "vulgar" versions of the same portrait, a practice common among other Renaissance artists inspired by Neoplatonic philosophy, ANSA reported Monday.

"Even though the (nude) painting has been lost, there are at least 10 reproductions or comparable works, painted by pupils or disciples, which enable us to reconstruct the original," Manetti wrote in his new book, "The Mona Lisa's Veil."

Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile huge in Wales

Fri, 10/30/2009 - 10:21 by shalini.bahadur

Wrexham, Wales -- That enigmatic Mona Lisa smile, mystifying millions for centuries, has been unveiled in a Wales shopping mall, looming larger than ever, its creators said.

The copy at the Eagle Meadow Shopping Center in Wrexham, Wales, of Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting is 50 times bigger than the original, The Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.

The Wrexham Mona Lisa measures about 262 square yards, and 245 people worked on it and it took a total of 987 hours to paint.

''Because there's a balcony overlooking our Mona Lisa, people will have a spectacular view of her," said Katie Webster, the artist in charge of the project.