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Hillary's Humps
Happy Friday everyone! Today we feature Hillary's Humps, A Wall Street Musical, and much more.
Check out the full-length videos below. Happy Friday everyone! Today we feature Hillary's Humps, A Wall Street Musical, and much more. ... more -
Paintball gun paints mona lisa in a split second
1,100 barrels. That would hurt.
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Mona Lisa remixata
Una revisione della Mona Lisa in chiave moderna.
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Infrared of Leonardo's (Lansdowne) Madonna of the Yarnwinder depicts syndacty...
Excerpt from Leonardoshands website below:
http://www.leonardoshands.com/artman2/publish/english-v...
The Madonna of the Yarnwinder 1504 (The Lansdowne Madonna) (Fig.12 A, B, C, D) by Leonardo has been extensively studied, including an IR-RGB (infrared-reflectographyby the National Institute of Applied Optics (INOA-CNR) in Florence, Italy.), color scan, mixed colorwith infrared and false color) scanning. Remarkably what is seen in the IR of the infant's left hand (Fig.12C, D &13) is an uncorrected synpolydactyly after early soft tissue separation but with no skeletal correction (Upton, Clinics 332). Interpreted as pentimenti and revisions of his compositions (Universal Leonardo website), it may have been that the infant portrayed had a congenital anomaly consistent with the syndactyl left hand of Christ depicted in the Last Supper.
Pursuit of scholarship demands that all of Leonardo da Vinci's original works be revisited by experts armed with the latest technology, including perhaps genetic studies of the pertinent parties including the genius himself. "The Weary Hand" depicts a confident, functioning syndactyly hand while The Last Supper and Yarnwinder show a left syndactyly Christ. Perfection is no longer limited to the realm of the "norm". Excerpt from Leonardoshands website below: http://www.leonardoshands.com/artman2/publish/english-versions/Il_Mancino.shtml ... more -
(ABC prime Time excerpt) New da Vinci Code? Leonardo Last Supper Christ webbed han...
For 500 years the the left hand of Christ in the Last Supper (1495) has been in front of everyone and never called what it is "syndactyly (webbed). The video shows an interview of Leonardo da Vinci researcher Ben Sweeney and Joseph Upton MD renowned hand surgeon discussing that hand and a detailed sketch of Leonardo's own anomalous left hand.
more information at
http://www.leonardoshands.com/artman2/publish/leonardo-... For 500 years the the left hand of Christ in the Last Supper (1495) has been in front of everyone and never called what it is "sy... more -
A tour of Paris France
A 10 minute compilation of visits to the major attractions in Paris France. It was a good trip.
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Gum by numbers
To tackle the problem of chewing gum on the streets, Hubba Bubba put up fun, interactive “paint by numbers”-style posters that use different flavours of chewing gum as the colour palette, encouraging people to become artists rather than litterbugs. To tackle the problem of chewing gum on the streets, Hubba Bubba put up fun, interactive “paint by numbers”-style posters that use dif... more
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German Experts Crack Mona Lisa Model Mystery
German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait.
Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model for the sixteenth-century painting.
But art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may actually have been da Vinci's lover, his mother or the artist himself.
Now experts at the Heidelberg University library say dated notes scribbled in the margins of a book by its owner in October 1503 confirm once and for all that Lisa del Giocondo was indeed the model for one of the most famous portraits in the world. German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vi... more -
Mona Lisa is no longer a mystery
German experts have identified 'Mona Lisa'
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Who Was Mona Lisa?
German art historians finally solved the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile. They identify the subject as Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy merchant. Hand written notes in a book by one of Leonardo Di Vinci's friends mentioned three paintings Di Vinci was working on, including the Mona Lisa. Art historians debated the issue for decades because little proof existed that Lisa Gheradini was indeed the subject. German art historians finally solved the mystery behind Mona Lisa's smile. They identify the subject as Lisa Gherardini, the wif... more
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Mona Lisa: The Secrets Behind The Smile Revealed
New scanning methods developed by French engineer and art enthusiast Pascal Cotte allow us to see below the surface of the worlds most famous painting, Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa. People have been intrigued with the painting for over 500 years, and theories and studies have abounded -- from the mysterious face being a feminized self-portrait of the artist, which would explain her secret smile, to the shape of her head echoing the alchemical combination of the sun and the moon hinting at the balance of masculine and feminine forces found in an androgynous person or hermaphrodite.
By using a 240 megapixel camera, with 13 color filters (instead of just the usual 3) which pick up frequencies beyond those visible to the naked eye, Cotte revealed the Mona Lisa once had eyebrows and lashes. An account of the painting first published in 1550, includes references to eyelashes created with the greatest subtlety to imitate life, with the eyebrows showing the manner in which the hairs spring from the flesh, here more close, there more scanty, and curve according to pores of the skin, could not be more natural. Until recently this description had puzzled art aficionados who werent able to see her once delicate brows, which Cotte theorizes were washed away during the many restorations Mona Lisa endured. Cotte's camera allowed him to make a number of other findings which include:
Her face was originally wider and the smile more expressive than Da Vinci ultimately painted them.
She holds a blanket over her stomach that has all but faded from view today, explaining the odd position of her arm.
There is lace on Mona Lisa's dress
The transparency of the veil shows da Vinci first painted a landscape and then used transparency techniques to paint the veil atop it.
The position of the left index and middle finger was changed.
The elbow was repaired from damage due to a rock thrown at the painting in 1956.
Cotte said his analysis also revealed what he believes are the painting's colors as they looked on Da Vinci's easel (see inset). Cotte and his company Lumiere Technology are hoping their technology will help museums around the world restore their art more accurately by giving a greater insight into how the pigments would have originally looked. An exhibition chronicling Cottes work on Da Vinci's masterpiece is currently on display at the Metreon in San Fransisco. Fans of Da Vincis mysterious lady can also check out her fan site at: www.monalisamania.com
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http://www.myspace.com/thedailymantra New scanning methods developed by French engineer and art enthusiast Pascal Cotte allow us to see below the surface of the worlds mos... more
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