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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Mona Lisa restored.
Q: What would the Mona Lisa look like after applying the forensic techniques that restored/ recovered the Sistine Chapel?
A: Something like this.
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The Mona Lisa restored. (Original Post)
speak easy
Mar 2021
OP
I was reading about the muslin gown she's wearing this week and it is interesting, too ...
marble falls
Mar 2021
#2
I watch the Repair Shop on Netflix and sometimes they do art restorations. It's amazing
Luciferous
Mar 2021
#9
I think all those cats have been photoshopped. There's only supposed to be one being cradled
Karadeniz
Mar 2021
#13
I love the restored version! So much more detail not obscured by centuries of grime.
Karadeniz
Mar 2021
#14
Celerity
(42,645 posts)1. K & R for visibility
marble falls
(56,358 posts)2. I was reading about the muslin gown she's wearing this week and it is interesting, too ...
speak easy
(9,098 posts)3. "It was all going so well but then the British showed up."
Would not be the first time
marble falls
(56,358 posts)5. We westerners have knack for roasting golden gooses.
speak easy
(9,098 posts)6. "They cut down the trees and put 'em in a tree museum"
Yep
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)4. She used to be flanked by columns or pillars or something I think
They got lopped off for framing or something .
Oh you can see them a bit
SledDriver
(2,049 posts)7. It's amazing how a 500 year old portrait
of a Florentine housewife has become so iconic.
mcar
(42,208 posts)8. The colors are so vivid!
Luciferous
(6,067 posts)9. I watch the Repair Shop on Netflix and sometimes they do art restorations. It's amazing
how much of a difference a little cleaning makes!
Luciferous
(6,067 posts)10. Beautiful!
CatWoman
(79,283 posts)11. i like this version better
Karadeniz
(22,267 posts)13. I think all those cats have been photoshopped. There's only supposed to be one being cradled
Behind her hands. Let's not gild the lily!!!
stuffmatters
(2,574 posts)12. Hideous
Karadeniz
(22,267 posts)14. I love the restored version! So much more detail not obscured by centuries of grime.
Well! I just read that she's supposed to look grimy! It's called sfumato, smoky, and da Vinci's famous for it!!!!
Raine
(30,540 posts)15. WOW, what a difference! 👍 So much more BEAUTIFUL now! 🌹 nt