FLORENCE (AP).- Florence officials are launching a campaign to bring the “Mona Lisa” back for a visit. Leonardo da Vinci brought the painting of a Renaissance woman with an enigmatic smile to France in 1516, and it has mostly hung in the Louvre Museum…
Janet Jackson ‘Nasty’ in the Louvre, with Fab Show to Benefit "Liaisons au Louvre"
PARIS (AP).- It’s a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless artistic treasures, has never seen moves quite like Janet Jackson’s. The Grammy-winning pop princess …
Janet Jackson ‘Nasty’ in the Louvre, with Fab Show to Benefit "Liaisons au Louvre"
PARIS (AP).- It’s a safe bet that the Louvre Museum, that hallowed sanctum that houses the Venus de Milo, the Mona Lisa and countless other priceless artistic treasures, has never seen moves quite like Janet Jackson’s. The Grammy-winning pop princess …
Italian Researchers Start Search in Florence for Bones of Likely Mona Lisa Model
FLORENCE.- Italian researchers on Wednesday began looking for the remains of a Renaissance woman many believed posed for the “Mona Lisa.” The researchers used a geo-radar device to search for underground tombs in a Florence convent where Lisa Gherardin…
Italian Researchers Announce Hunt in Florence for Remains of Possible Mona Lisa Model
ROME (AP).- Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the “Mona Lisa.” If successful, the research might help ascertain the ide…
Art Historian Silvano Vinceti Claims Male Model Behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa
ROME (AP).- A male apprentice, longtime companion and possible lover of Leonardo da Vinci was the main influence and a model for the “Mona Lisa” painting, an Italian researcher said Wednesday. But the researcher, Silvano Vinceti, said the portrait repr…
Art Historian Silvano Vinceti Claims Male Model Behind Leonardo’s Mona Lisa
ROME (AP).- A male apprentice, longtime companion and possible lover of Leonardo da Vinci was the main influence and a model for the “Mona Lisa” painting, an Italian researcher said Wednesday. But the researcher, Silvano Vinceti, said the portrait repr…
Italian Researcher Silvano Vinceti Claims He has Found Symbols in ‘Mona Lisa’
ROME (AP).- Forget her smile. An Italian researcher says the key to solving the enigmas of “Mona Lisa'” lies in her eyes. Silvano Vinceti claims he has found the letter “S” in the woman’s left eye, the letter “L” in her right eye, and the number “72”…
Italian Researcher Silvano Vinceti Claims He has Found Symbols in ‘Mona Lisa’
ROME (AP).- Forget her smile. An Italian researcher says the key to solving the enigmas of “Mona Lisa'” lies in her eyes. Silvano Vinceti claims he has found the letter “S” in the woman’s left eye, the letter “L” in her right eye, and the number “72”…
Quantitative Chemical Analysis Sheds New Light on Leonardo Da Vinci’s Faces
PARIS.- How did Leonardo Da Vinci manage
to paint
such perfect faces? For the first time a quantitative chemical analysis
has been
done on seven paintings from the Louvre Museum (including the Mona Lisa)
without
extracting any samples. Thi…