A file photo of Leonardo da Vinci's original "Mona Lisa" (L) which hangs in the Louvre in Paris, and a recently discovered and restored copy of the "Mona Lisa" painting as it was displayed at Madrid's El Prado Museum is seen in this combination photo. The recently restored copy was completed by one of Da Vinci's apprentices most likely at the same time as the master himself painted the original.
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2 posted on
02/02/2012 3:39:29 AM PST by
Daffynition
(Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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Cripes! That matches the da Vinci I found in my attic last week!
6 posted on
02/02/2012 4:04:03 AM PST by
Doc Savage
("I've shot people I like a lot more,...for a lot less!" Raylan Givins)
To: Daffynition
I actually like the one with the red sleeves better I think it is more vivid
7 posted on
02/02/2012 4:10:36 AM PST by
reed13k
(Knight Rampant Bibliophile, Protector of Knowledge, Purveyor of Inquiry, Defender of Aged Wisdom, an)
To: Daffynition
Dash 2 is better looking - but not by much..
Note the difference in height of the top of her head.
8 posted on
02/02/2012 4:32:18 AM PST by
Chainmail
To: Daffynition
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painted by one of the master’s pupils at the same time that the original was being completed. I get this vision of Leonardo as Bob Ross at the head of his painting class with a dozen Mona Lisas being painted. "Now paint some happy trees in the background..."
14 posted on
02/02/2012 5:16:35 AM PST by
KarlInOhio
(Herman Cain: possibly the escapee most dangerous to the Democrats since Frederick Douglass.)
To: Daffynition
The “real thing” is alive. It’s looking at you. It has a soul.
The copy... is a painting.
17 posted on
02/02/2012 5:26:13 AM PST by
Pravious
To: Daffynition
Maybe I coulda leasa that painting for a lot of mona.
28 posted on
02/02/2012 6:44:24 AM PST by
count-your-change
(You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: Daffynition
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I have seen the first one in person, WOW what a disappointment! Of these 2 I like the 2nd one better.
33 posted on
02/02/2012 7:04:00 AM PST by
Ditter
To: Daffynition; Lazamataz
Doll her up a bit, and Laz would frame it.
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52 posted on
02/02/2012 1:16:00 PM PST by
TASMANIANRED
(We kneel to no prince but the Prince of Peace)
To: Daffynition
I wonder if the Prado version is also painted on poplar like the original.
For what it is worth, there's an interesting discussion of the Prado Mona Lisa in this Google book.
To: Daffynition
#1f looks like she is hiding some delicious secret. #2 just looks sad.
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