Friday, June 9, 2017
The 2 Mona Lisa's
Right -
The painting that everyone knows.
Left -
The painting that
lies beneath,
discover-ed by
the French scientist,
Pascal Cotte.
It has been suggested that these are two different women.
I think that it would be obvious that it is the same woman, most likely Lisa del Giocondo,
but that she has sat for the artist, Leonardo da Vinci, on two occasions.
Once when she was relatively young,
and the second time, when she was of more mature age.
The second time being when Leonardo opted for reworking the first painting,
in order to "update" it.
So, Mel,
do think there is a family resemblance ?
I don't usually mention
that I have Italian forebears,
as I identify as Gaelic,
but in this instance,
my family line may well be linked.
text (c) Katherine Stuart 2017
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