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The Mona Lisa identification: Evidence from a computer analysis

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A recent computer-aided study identified the model immortalized in Leonardo da Vinci's celebratedMona Lisa to be none other than the artist himself. A follow-up investigation empolying similar techniques identifies the subject of asecond “Hidden”Mona Lisa by the same artist. Analysis of photographic and x-ray images indicates that Leonardo first created a sketch of Isabella, Duchess of Aragon, which he later painted over with theMona Lisa, using himself as the model.

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Schwartz, L.F.F. The Mona Lisa identification: Evidence from a computer analysis. The Visual Computer 4, 40–48 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01901079

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