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While it looks as through DaVinci painted his famous Mona Lisa without eyebrows or eyelashes, they were actually painted on in his original painting. Pascal Cotte, a French engineer, used a high definition camera to examine the painting and says that there is at least one eyebrow hair left on the painting to prove that they were originally there.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoAnswer:
In his biography of Italian artists (1550) Vasari describes Mona Lisa as having very natural-looking eyebrows. Since Leonardo used to experiment with paint it is possible they have got lost in careless cleaning of the picture.
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∙ 7y agoBased on history, bare eyebrows were popular during medieval times to enhance domed foreheads and pallid skin tones.
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∙ 15y agobecause the man who painted her must of not finished the painting, and they put it out on display befor he finished it in 900bc
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∙ 14y agoMona Lisa did have eyebrows, they came off from the sun.
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∙ 15y agobecause back then in the 16 centery, they shaved their eyebrows off. (it was the style)
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∙ 15y agoGiorgio Vasari in the 1560s wrote about this painting and praised it. Among other things he mentioned eyebrows and eyelashes. Anyway they are not visible today.
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∙ 14y agoMona Lisa's does have eyebrows if you look in a microscope you will see them. They also say that it was the custom at the time that women plucked their hairs of their eyebrows.
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∙ 9y agoBased on history bare eyebrows were popular during medieval times to enhance domed foreheads and pallid skin tones.
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Was the 'Mona Lisa' painted with an eyelash?
A contemporary writer wrote that Mona Lisa had eyebrows and eyelashes. Either he had not seen the painting or eybrows etc have been lost during cleaning.
What does Mona Lisa not have that most of us do?
She has no eyebrows and no eye lashes. It is believed that Leonardo actually painted these details but that they are now lost. It could be the result of cleaning. Leonardo experimented with different kinds of paint, which may have contributed to the loss of details.
What is the secret of ''Mona Lisa''?
The only 'secret' is: Is the painting in the Louvre the portrait he made of Mona Lisa in Florence, or is this a portrait of somebody else? (Most of us believe she is the Florentine lady).
What is missing from the Mona Lisa's face?
According to CNN.com, a Frenchman claims that the eyebrows (and eyelashes) were actually painted on the portrait. A camera of his own design magnified the painting 24x and revealed a single lash. The Frenchman, Pascal Cotte, has done a virtual recreation of the original painting based on what his infrared camera shows. He says the eyebrows and lashes may have been destroyed by a too vigorous cleaning.
Why was the 'Mona Lisa' picked to be the Mona Lisa?
The painting is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini. Mona means Madam.Madam Lisa.
Does Mona Lisa have eyelashes or eyebrows?
Just eyebrows, no eyelashes
What does the mona Lisa not have that most of himans do?
She did not have eyebrows. However most humans do have eyebrows.
In what famous picture does the woman not have eyebrows?
Mona Lisa
What is Robert goddard best known for?
mona Lisa has no eyebrows!
What was peculiar about the mona Lisa's eyes?
The very famous artist Leonardo Vinci painted the greatest artist , has painted the Mona Lisa. The real thing that stands out in that painting is that Mona Lisa does not have eyebrows at all.
Was the 'Mona Lisa' painted with an eyelash?
A contemporary writer wrote that Mona Lisa had eyebrows and eyelashes. Either he had not seen the painting or eybrows etc have been lost during cleaning.
What does Mona Lisa not have that most of us do?
She has no eyebrows and no eye lashes. It is believed that Leonardo actually painted these details but that they are now lost. It could be the result of cleaning. Leonardo experimented with different kinds of paint, which may have contributed to the loss of details.
What physical feature is the Mona Lisa noted for?
her eyebrows, she has none, her smile. which no one knows why she is smiling.
What is the secret of ''Mona Lisa''?
The only 'secret' is: Is the painting in the Louvre the portrait he made of Mona Lisa in Florence, or is this a portrait of somebody else? (Most of us believe she is the Florentine lady).
What is strange about 'Mona Lisa's' eyes?
...She's not looking straight at you. :'OAnswer 2:Yes she is, but eyebrows and eye-lashes are missing.
What is missing from the Mona Lisa's face?
According to CNN.com, a Frenchman claims that the eyebrows (and eyelashes) were actually painted on the portrait. A camera of his own design magnified the painting 24x and revealed a single lash. The Frenchman, Pascal Cotte, has done a virtual recreation of the original painting based on what his infrared camera shows. He says the eyebrows and lashes may have been destroyed by a too vigorous cleaning.
Why was the 'Mona Lisa' picked to be the Mona Lisa?
The painting is a portrait of Lisa Gherardini. Mona means Madam.Madam Lisa.
