Sunday, July 14, 2013

Fashion Or Folly


Mona Lisa has no eyebrows.

Some researchers claim that it was common at the time for women to pluck them, as they were considered unsightly. In 2007, French engineer Pascal Cotte announced that his ultra high resolution scans of the painting provide evidence that Mona Lisa originally had delicately painted eyelashes and eyebrows, but that they had gradually disappeared over time, perhaps as a result of overcleaning

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