Analysis of the Materials used in the ‘Earlier Mona Lisa’
The Canvas Support The main characteristics of the linen canvas used for the earlier version portrait were straightforward:...
Physical and Scientific Examinations
Did a left-handed artist paint the ‘Earlier Version’?
It is well known that Leonardo was ambidextrous. He wrote and painted with the left hand principally by...
Visual and Spectral Analyses
Sfumato The word ‘sfumato’ is derived from the Italian ‘sfumare’ – ‘to evaporate like smoke’, or ‘to tone...