Dec 2, 2015 · Mona Lisa in present condition. The digital restoration here is based on a comprehensive study of Renaissance-painting techniques and materials, and comparative adaptation to early verified copies that are still in excellent condition today. You can now see the rosy flesh tones and dazzling hues that so impressed Leonardo’s contemporaries.

The Prado's Mona Lisa before its restoration, with the black repaint of the landscape background. Previous to its restoration, the painting was catalogued as an anonymous copy from the first quarter of the 16th century. However, it usually hung in the Prado alongside masterpieces of Italian artists such as Raphael or Andrea del Sarto.

Digitally restored version of the Mona Lisa by Pascal Cotte in Paris, using very high resolution multi-spectral scans to provide data on the varnish, surface discolouring, and the pigments used by Leonardo. Algorithms are then applied to restore the colours of the painting in a way that is close as possible to the original effect.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Louvre will be renovated and 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says ...

The Mona Lisa has survived for more than 500 years, and an international commission convened in 1952 noted that "the picture is in a remarkable state of preservation." It has never been fully restored, so the current condition is partly due to a variety of conservation treatments the painting has undergone. A detailed analysis in 1933 by Madame ...

Nov 21, 2019 · An engineer used powerful lights, cameras, and computer software to digitally remove the varnish from the "Mona Lisa," allowing people today to see the painting as Leonardo da Vinci created it...

Sep 30, 2013 · As the Mona Lisa is over 500 years old, an intensive conservation effort is ongoing to preserve it. This conservation is split into two main areas: frame rectification and painting restoration. The frame is the most altered part of the Mona Lisa to date, with the original poplar frame warping to the extent that by the start of the 20th century ...

The Mona Lisa has survived for more than 500 years, and an international commission convened in 1952 noted that "the picture is in a remarkable state of preservation." [85] It has never been fully restored, [125] so the current condition is partly due to a variety of conservation treatments the painting has undergone. A detailed analysis in ...

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Jan 28, 2025 · “The Louvre will be redesigned and restored to become the epicenter of art history for our country and beyond,” he said in a carefully choreographed speech, as the Mona Lisa’s famous gaze ...