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Scientists Unlock Dreamy Mystery of 'Mona Lisa'
Jul 17th 2010 – 6:31AM
ESRF, V.A Sol / AP
(July 17) -- It's one of the things about the "Mona Lisa" that's long baffled art historians and viewers alike -- how Leonardo da Vinci used rudimentary pigments in the year 1503 to create such subtle shadows and light on the mysterious woman's face. And it's taken scientists more than 400 years to come up with technology...
Background on sfumato
Sfumato is one of the four canonical painting modes of the Renaissance (the other three being Cangiante, Chiaroscuro, and Unione).
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