Post by jennifercyr on Feb 14, 2012 1:02:05 GMT -5
A contemporaneous copy of the world¡¯s most famous painting has been discovered by conservators at the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, Cheap Oil Painting allowing arts enthusiasts to see the Mona Lisa as she would probably have looked in the 16th century. In art historical terms, the discovery is remarkable. Animal Oil Painting The Prado painting had long been thought to be one of dozens of surviving replicas of Leonardo¡¯s masterpiece, made in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Prado conservators removed the painting¡¯s dingy, black background to find ¨C to their astonishment ¨C a Tuscan landscape similar to that in the true Mona Lisa. Building Oil Painting The Art Newspaper¡¯s Martin Bailey, who saw images of the painting with 90% of the overpainting removed, said the discovery could transform our understanding of the original painting. Cusine Oil Painting
The discovery comes as the National Gallery¡¯s blockbusting Leonardo show - the most complete display of his surviving paintings - comes to a close on Sunday after some of the biggest queues for any visual arts show. Cottages Oil Painting
Prado conservators removed the painting¡¯s dingy, black background to find ¨C to their astonishment ¨C a Tuscan landscape similar to that in the true Mona Lisa. Building Oil Painting The Art Newspaper¡¯s Martin Bailey, who saw images of the painting with 90% of the overpainting removed, said the discovery could transform our understanding of the original painting. Cusine Oil Painting
The discovery comes as the National Gallery¡¯s blockbusting Leonardo show - the most complete display of his surviving paintings - comes to a close on Sunday after some of the biggest queues for any visual arts show. Cottages Oil Painting