Have you ever heard of Mona Lisa having no brush stokes when it was scanned?

Answer 1

Jacques Franck, an art expert, believes he has found out the way da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa - he says that da Vinci used dozens of layers of translucent paint, sometimes with brushes only one hair thick, to create the graduated tonal effect that has mystified art historians and fellow artists alike. His theory seems likely, as it would explain why none of da Vinci's pupils or contemporaries emulated his technique - it simply takes too long to be financially viable. Da Vinci, however, was wealthy enough to be able to spend decades on a single painting. Another thing which seems to support Franck's theory is that a copy of the Mona Lisa that he completed using the same technique has been acclaimed as the closest replica to the Mona Lisa ever painted.
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Answer 2

Yes, that just hit the news this week. Scientists did a 3-D scan. They could tell that the woman in the painting was either pregnant or just had a baby, but still couldn't figure out how da Vinci actually got the paint on the canvas! They say that's how great a genius he was, that 500 years later, we still can't figure out his technique. All they know is that there are several paint layers, but they're at a loss as to how da Vinci applied them.

Answer 3

Yes, I heard it in news.

Answer 4

haven't but it certainly is mysterious