January 20, 2007

The tomb of Mona Lisa may have been found. There's talk of DNA samples, but I hope they leave her alone.

At Dulwich there's a version which Joshua Reynolds believed was the real one - 'vlog'(Flash). Here's a look at the one in the Louvre.(Flash) There's also the Isleworth Mona Lisa. Of course there are countless parodies, eg Monalisiana. Mania. Mega. Interactive.(Flash)

posted by Plegmund 17 years ago
  • Ooh! Maybe, if we find her remains, we could clone her! And the clone could tell us all about Da Vinci! I love science.
  • *plucks of of nunia's hairs*
  • it would be very worthwhile to locate her remains and obtain her DNA. "With the medical techniques available today, we could rebuild her physique and recreate the famous pose I think I have a different definition of "worthwhile" than this gentleman.
  • *makes kooky collage from bits of smt's DNA*
  • Why in the world would anyone bother to waste their time? What does the person who sat for the painting have to do with the painting? Why in the world does it matter who she was or what she looked like?
  • AND...we already know what she looked like, some dude painted a portrait of her.
  • Too bad renowned curator Jacques Saunière couldn't be around to see it.
  • I, for one, would love to know if her lack of eyebrows is a genetic trait or if she just shaved.
  • Chemotherapy.
  • I'm gonna count to three and you kids'd better be in bed! One!
  • I cannot condone any tomb-openings not involving Dr. Hawass. So, you know, call him. He knows how to deal with curses and stuff.
  • Why in the world does it matter who she was or what she looked like? Bet if it was some ugly plumber named Fred you'd care!
  • C'mon, pete. We all know you can't count to 3. /jumps on sofa with juice box
  • I'd support DNA sampling if there was strong suspicion that she was, say, a man (okay, I still wouldn't, but that would be amusing). But if they know who she was, that should be enough.
  • TWO! And get that juice box off my couch! You're splashing it on my repo Mona.
  • Velvet absorbs juice like a sponge.
  • Capt, Zahi Hawass is the guy who must legally appear in every documentary about Egypt. He don't care none for the rest of the world. (Besides, if she isn't a mummy, he won't even look at your proposal.)
  • And if she shaved her eyebrows, did the collars match the cuffs, if ya know what ahm sayin!!! *drops popcorn down the back of peepee's couch*
  • Peepee? *slowly inches away from kit*
  • Dr. Lillian Schwartz of Bell Labs suggests that the Mona Lisa is actually a self-portrait. She supports this theory with the results of a digital analysis of the facial features of Leonardo's face and that of the famous painting. When flipping a self-portrait drawing by Leonardo and then merging that with an image of the Mona Lisa using a computer, the features of the faces align perfectly. Critics of this theory suggest that the similarities are due to both portraits being painted by the same person using the same style. Critics of this theory are teh 5+00pid
  • It's funny that people are diagnosing the subject of a dilettante's painting with dental and cerebral pathology. Now DNA... Like Nick said, "Worthwhile?" But then again, masturbation is fun, I suppose.
  • I, for one, would love to know if her lack of eyebrows is a genetic trait or if she just shaved. Neither! Turns out she had brows and lashes
  • And a blanky.
  • These lost or changed details aren't uncommon with classic artworks. In fact, the bulldog originally had a full house - queens over eights.
  • Cool graphic. I wish they had more closeups for those of us who can't see the exhibit.
  • There's apparently a website that I assume shows images from the project, but it's down right now. http://www.monalisarevealed.com
  • And again, for those too lazy to cut and paste ;) Mona Lisa Revealed
  • *buys rocket a beer*
  • Still down. It's a plot. But thanks for the link for when it's back.
  • Someday.
  • Create your own reproduction or give Mona Lisa a makeover