Monday, October 15, 2012

The Younger "Lady with the Mystic Smile"

http://todayentertainment.today.com/_news/2012/09/26/14115751-younger-version-of-mona-lisa-to-be-presented?liteIn 1913 a painting was discovered in a manor house in the west of England. But this just wasn't any painting. This painting is said to be the first Mona Lisa. The girl in this picture is extremely similar to Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" except that she appears to be about 10 years younger. It is still undecided whether Leonardo copied this painting, or this unknown artist copied him. What is known is that the painting is on canvas, not Leonardo's medium of choice which was wood. Currently the "Mona Lisa" or "La Giaconda" is located in the Louvre. This newly discovered painting is located in a Swiss bank and is under extreme examination.   

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