Posted on 02/02/2012 3:36:53 AM PST by Daffynition
MADRID—Spain’s Prado art museum said Wednesday it had discovered an unusual copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s “La Gioconda,” painted by one of the master’s pupils at the same time that the original was being completed.
The copy had been on display at the Madrid art museum for years without experts being aware of its importance.
A routine restoration led experts to discover that the dark background behind the female figure popularly known as Mona Lisa had been added afterward and that it covered an Italian landscape similar to that in da Vinci’s original.
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Thanks for the ping. LOL! Talented and humorous FReepers and BUMP for the real Mona Lisa!
What in the world does this stupid video have to do with the thread topic?
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