This sketch is a fabulous example of Da Vinci’s ability to capture expressions: just look this cat's clear disdain as it squirms within an overly eager embrace!
The built-in #video#converter in #NeoFinder 8.5 can now "pass-through" both or either Video and Audio, to move the selected data unchanged to the exported movie file.
The Isleworth Mona Lisa: have Leonardo da Vinci fans worshipped the wrong portrait for centuries?
'Some argue this painting depicts the artist’s subject in her younger years and is the first version of his iconic work. Others are less convinced'
[To Dall-E 3]
"Create a crude, obviously fake replica of the Mona Lisa, made to look as if Da Vinci painted it earlier in his life, but in a way that no one could possibly believe it's an original"
#NeoFinder8 version 8.4 now properly sorts the video bitrate column in List View, using the numerical value, and not the displayed string for sorting. Much better!
Image of the day is Vitruvian Danse, an in-camera tripleexposure on film.
This image is obviously inspired by Da Vinci's "Vitruvian Man" drawing, but also by the lesser know photography "Danse" by Yva which led me on this path of multiple exposures of the same model. Obviously, the fact that the model's height is different depending on how the legs are spread makes it less aligned than in Leonardo's drawing, but I think it's quite effective nonetheless.
Has the Mystery of the ‘Mona Lisa’ Background Been Solved?
Ann Pizzorusso, a geologist and art historian, says she’s identified the location in the background of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting.
Sarah Kuta - Daily Correspondent - May 20, 2024
"...Past theories about the background have focused primarily on the bridge and the road in the painting...
However, Pizzorusso says these theories ignore the rock formations in Leonardo’s artwork.
“The arched bridge was ubiquitous throughout Italy and Europe, and many looked very similar,” she tells the Observer’s Dalya Alberge. “It is impossible to identify an exact location from a bridge alone. They all talk about the bridge, and nobody talks about the geology...”
Inside A Genius Mind - Google Arts & Culture (artsandculture.google.com)
Dive into Leonardo Da Vinci’s personal notebooks - his codices - exploring themes across time and subject matter with the help of machine learning.