I think I found out who the Mona Lisa really is and have photographic proof to back it up, but i'm not sure about who to tell or who even cares?! I finished a book about it and i'm pretty sure I have one of the most complelling theories yet, but I dont know who I should release the information to or how to get my findings heard. Any advice? Or is there anything that knows anything about the paintings on my web site and can give an alternative explanation as to why a painting of Salai (Da Vinci's lover) matches up perfectly with the Mona Lisa? Check out my site itsjustlife.com for pictures...
2006-07-25 03:24:30 · 5 answers · asked by Derek Bair 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
I think you're doing pretty much all you can by putting the word out and asking for help in the way you are. Nobody in the art world is likely to give a damn...either they've been-there-done-that (you're not the first to propose this), or have no interest in being upstaged by "the likes of you". And that doesn't even begin to cover the possible majority who might dismiss your ideas out of hand just because you aren't a recognized authority in the field.
The best object lesson I've ever found is in the story of how the Australian physicians responsible for discovering that the heliobacter pyllori bacteria was responsible for the vast majority of ulcers endured two full decades of ridicule and neglect by their own profession - god knows how many millions suffered needlessly in the interim - before becoming "overnight sensations" in medicine and revolutionizing gastric ulcer care. Just one of many such stories...and there are far more than we hear about, because the great discoveries that NEVER see the light of day never get to our eyes and ears unless we know the individuals involved.
Sure there's always a chance that persistence will pay off, but this is advice from someone who's faced the "brick wall" maybe a dozen times in just the last decade alone, not from someone who's never tried to do something like this and just wants to be encouraging.
2006-07-25 05:33:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm an Art Historian who specializes in researching da Vinci and unless you have something as groundbreaking as the written word of an important contemporary which corroborates you evidence then your theory unfortunately will remain simply another theory. Very sorry to be the bearer of bad news but without excellent primary source proof there will be few academics, if any who will take this on board.
Sorry.
2006-07-25 12:02:38 · answer #2 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact the copyright folks in Washington, get a copyright like any other writer and then at least you have a date on your theory. If you really think you have something then don't talk to ANYONE about it and don't put it on a website!
2006-07-25 16:14:26 · answer #3 · answered by ckswife 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
411 the artist! LOL!
2006-07-25 03:27:32 · answer #4 · answered by maurice b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try FBI
2006-07-25 03:29:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋