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...”
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Protesters have thrown soup at the glass-protected Mona Lisa in France, calling for the right to "healthy and sustainable food".
The 16th Century painting by Leonardo da Vinci is one of the world's most famous artworks, and is held at the Louvre in central Paris.
The Louvre said the work was behind protective glass and was not damaged.
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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'
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"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"
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