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fromOpen Culture
5 days ago

See What the Original Mona Lisa Likely Looked Like

Infrared pho­tog­ra­phy has even revealed, says the nar­ra­tor of the new Inspi­rag­gio video above, that both paint­ings "share the same changes in the orig­i­nal sketch. For years, it has been known that Leonar­do made small cor­rec­tions to the shape of the Mona Lisa 's hands, adjust­ments to the line of the eyes, and sub­tle mod­i­fi­ca­tions to the curve of the face," the very same cor­rec­tions that were found in the new­ly exam­ined copy.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
3 months ago

How a 17th-century art dealer bought top works at bargain prices for the Prado Museum

The dispersal of English royal art collections after Charles I's 1649 execution enabled Spain to acquire priceless paintings now housed in the Prado.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
7 months ago

This is an ecstasy machine': The internet's favorite art critic walks through the Prado Museum

Art is a medium that enables profound connection and interpretation beyond reality.
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