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Evidence of Lost Da Vinci Fresco Behind Florentine Wall
Lev13than writes "Art historians working in Florence's city hall claim to have found evidence of Leonardo da Vinci's lost Battle of Anghiari fresco. Painted in 1505, the fresco was covered over by a larger mural during mid-16th Century palace renovations. Historians have long speculated that the original work was protected behind a false wall. Attempts to reveal the truth have been complicated by the need to protect Vasari's masterpiece, Battle of Marciano, that now graces the room. By drilling small holes into previously-restored sections of Vasari's fresco, researchers used endoscopic cameras and probes to determine that a second wall does exist. They further claim that the hidden wall is adorned with pigments consistent with Leonardo's style. The research has set off a storm of controversy between those who want to find the lost work and others who believe that it is gone, and that further exploration risks destroying the existing artwork."
Those magic scanners can see anything through anything right ?
But I have a real urge to spew out a YO DAWG meme right now.
.: Max Romantschuk
The remaining piece of the code will fall into place. We will finally know the answer to the fifth question, and no longer be cast into the gorge of eternal peril.
It'll be good if Geraldo Rivera hosts the unearthing.
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Those filthy communists! They violated hue patents and stole paint revenue from big pigment! You wouldn't steal an ox-cart...
(1.21 gigawatts) / (88 miles per hour) = 30 757 874 newtons
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The image you've given me is not the same as the image you intended to give me.
It'd be ironic if they destroyed the wall, instead of finding a Da Vinci masterpiece, found a dead cat.
If you had to tear down a Picasso to get to a 'da Vinci', you can't make that decision on your own.
I know what your point is, but I have to say this anyway:
If you have to tear up a Picasso to get to a 'da Vinci', by all means do it! And trash some of Miró's paintings while you're at it, for an added bonus. }:->
(I'm from Catalunya, BTW, and I can't stand either of them)
"Trust me - I know what I'm doing."
- Sledge Hammer
OMG! I thought you must be exaggerating until I saw the link. I especially liked this bit:
Riley, who began her career using only black and white patterns, started to experiment with colour in 1967, the same year she began painting stripes.
It's a very lovely picture, but I think Riley, having spent 45 years painting stripes, should consider painting other things as well. A nice horsey or doggy would be wonderful!
Gives a whole new meaning to the idiom, "Teaching your grandmother to suck eggs."
prior art?