Posted on 11/03/2016 8:11:35 AM PDT by sparklite2
Using digital manipulation, four classic paintings were transformed to reveal what the subjects would have looked like in real life.
The artworks include the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, self-portraits by grandmasters Rembrandt and Raphael, and Thomas Gainsborough's The Blue Boy.
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I never noticed before that her right eye is turned inward a little too far
Seems to me there’s a lot of ‘artistic’ license going on here. Mountains, river, hair, hand positions etc.
It certainly doesn’t seem to be because of something and unemotional computer would do. IOW, some ‘special sauce’ there, matey.
Seems the software adjusted that!
Hmmmmmm....should I trust the interpretation of a Master or a geek with a computer?
They should go to the next step and show what she’d look like with a modern makeover.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sr4l0NhrV9c
(Secrets of the Mona Lisa 2016)
Fascinating documentary about the creation of the painting and other fascinating insights. Learned a ton!
This is a BBC doc, not “History” Channel, btw.
Looks like a bad photoshop job. Plus why did her head get 50% as large?
The whole thing makes no sense.
I have never understood the appeal of the “Mona Lisa”.
Thanks for posting!
I notice that in “real life”, Gainsborough’s “Blue Boy” would have worn entirely different clothing.
This project is a waste of time.
Same here. I saw it in Paris a few years ago. My wife and I stood looking at it over a 100 asians with their cameras clicking away. 60 seconds later we were gone to the next thing. Meh.
I’ve seen the Gainsborough and the Rembrandt, but have never seen the Mona Lisa or Raphael’s self portrait.
I actually find this interesting, even if a certain amount of subjectivity creeps into the rendering. After all, a certain amount is present in the painting too.
“I have never understood the appeal of the “Mona Lisa”.
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I agree.
Someone,somewhere,a long time ago said that it was a great painting——a masterpiece,and the entire thing took on a life of it’s own.
She looks a lot younger..........15 or 16 years............
i got dis. hold ma beer...
Total hog wash. You can’t dress someone up in vintage clothing and call it the real deal.
The two don’t even look close, mountains are all wrong, all kinds of stuff, no thank you ...
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