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People always wonder why, and now it's time to actually get to the answer. Can't anyone copy the 'grin' technique from DaVinci? How come there's only one? Posted by annonumousdotcom on May 2, 2009. |
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I would imagine that it is possible now to duplicate the Mona Lisa's smile using computer technology. However, I think you are asking why there aren't any other famously smiling subjects of artwork. I don't know enough about art history to know whether there are other famous grinners. Nonetheless, I believe that the Mona Lisa's smile is so puzzling (frequently characterized as "enigmatic") that that is why this painting has been so scrutinized. Posted by mrsmonica on May 2, 2009. |
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The classic master's painting technique was to use seven layers and to let each layer dry for seven weeks. Additionally, Da Vinci painted from the muscle upward, which wasn't part of traditional technique. The combination of these two techniques captured the variation of life, especially in the Mona Lisa, because sittings spanned a surprising stretch of time and life's fluctuation of ups and downs, joys and sorrows was apparent in the different sittings. Da Vinci captured and incorporated these in the Mona Lisa. (The gossip is that Da Vinci may have been in love with her and therefore more tenderly attentive.) Posted by kplhardison on Nov 5, 2009. |
