Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa naked?
half-length portrait of a naked girl called "Monna the bath", from the middle of XIX century, kept in an extensive collection of Renaissance art in the musée condé in Chantilly castle, near Paris. In 1862 the Duke Opalski (Henry of Orleans) had paid him 7,000 francs, at that time quite expensive, considering that this is the work of Leonardo da Vinci. Subsequently, the specialists were subjected to this attribution questioned and attributed the figure to whom-то of his disciples. Under this label he was kept in a Museum until recently. In anticipation of the 500-летия since the death of Leonardo, which will be celebrated in two years (the artist died in 1519), the experts decided to re-examine the picture "Monna the bath".
a month Later, research in various ways art historians from the Louvre came to the conclusion that the pattern, at least in part, was created by Leonardo. "The quality of the face and hands of the model truly outstanding. It's not a pale copy", — says the curator Matthieu Geldik.
Specialist in the restoration of the Louvre Museum have dated the picture by the turn of XV–XVI centuries, which coincides with the lifetime of Leonardo. Necessary to establish whether the preparatory drawing sketch to painting. This is indicated, for example, available in the pattern a small holes along the contour of the shape — as if the artist transferred the silhouette of the model from the picture on the canvas. Body posture and position of hands of the "Monna the Bath" and "Mona Lisa" are almost identical. Plus they are almost the same size. However, let's say, the shading on the model's head was definitely done right-handed, while Leonardo was left-handed.
the Experts are still a long way to the study of drawing from the musée condé, which they hope to have time to go to the anniversary in 2019.
worldwide, there are about 20 paintings and drawings, depicting a Nude Mona Lisa, but most of them are very difficult to date.
Sources: bbc.com, nationalgeographic.com, forbes.com, theguardian.com, artinvestment.ru
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