Post by jennifercyr on Feb 1, 2012 22:49:52 GMT -5
A copy of the Mona Lisa that was painted in Leonardo's studio has been discovered in Spain's national art museum, the Prado. Oil Painting
The copy was hidden under a thick layer of black paint and thought to have been painted on oak, which was rarely used in Italy at the time -- therefore it had attracted little attention. Abstract Painting However, the painting was re-examined in 2011 and found to have actually been painted on walnut wood. That prompted further investigation with X-rays, and the eventual discovery of the copy, which seems to have been made at the same time as the original was being painted. People Painting
Philippa Warr, Wired contributor and editor of Art's In The Right Place, said in an email: "The scientific processes applied to the Prado work suggest that both the Leonardo original and the Prado version were painted in tandem, with the Prado version recording the evolution of the famous work through changes in the underdrawings. Building Painting The discovery of the exact nature of the Prado work could be key in answering (or at least narrowing down) some of the mysteries which surround Leonardo's Mona Lisa." Children Painting
The copy was hidden under a thick layer of black paint and thought to have been painted on oak, which was rarely used in Italy at the time -- therefore it had attracted little attention. Abstract Painting However, the painting was re-examined in 2011 and found to have actually been painted on walnut wood. That prompted further investigation with X-rays, and the eventual discovery of the copy, which seems to have been made at the same time as the original was being painted. People Painting
Philippa Warr, Wired contributor and editor of Art's In The Right Place, said in an email: "The scientific processes applied to the Prado work suggest that both the Leonardo original and the Prado version were painted in tandem, with the Prado version recording the evolution of the famous work through changes in the underdrawings. Building Painting The discovery of the exact nature of the Prado work could be key in answering (or at least narrowing down) some of the mysteries which surround Leonardo's Mona Lisa." Children Painting