To: nickcarraway
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The British art historian Charles Hope dismissed the attribution to Leonardo entirely in a January 2020 analysis of the painting’s quality and provenance. He doubted that Leonardo would have painted a work where the eyes were not level and the drapery undistorted by a crystal orb. He added, “The picture itself is a ruin, with the face much restored to make it reminiscent of the Mona Lisa.” Hope condemned the National Gallery’s involvement in Simon’s “astute” marketing campaign.[147]
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Same plastic surgeon; life imitates art.
4 posted on
08/20/2024 4:13:21 PM PDT by
Ezekiel
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To: Ezekiel
He doubted that Leonardo would have painted a work where the eyes were not level... What if that's what the guy actually looked like? Realism is the key.......................
11 posted on
08/20/2024 5:41:08 PM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Ezekiel; SunkenCiv; Who is John Galt?
This is what it looked like after it was cleaned but before it was restored...............
17 posted on
08/20/2024 6:38:45 PM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
To: Ezekiel
c. 1908–1910 photograph showing overpainting
18 posted on
08/20/2024 6:43:37 PM PDT by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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