New Light on Leonardo Da Vinci’s FacesScienceDaily (July 15, 2010) — How did Leonardo Da Vinci manage to paint such perfect faces? For the first time a quantitative chemical analysis has been done on seven paintings from the Louvre Museum (including the Mona Lisa) without extracting any samples. This shows the composition and thickness of each layer of material laid down by the painter. > *full story<http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100715090917.htm> * * * *++ vjp*
