microrobert
06-05-2014, 04:42 PM
Vanishing da Vinci Portrait Could Be Saved by Science
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A new technique could help save a famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing that is vanishing with each passing day.
The mysterious da Vinci portrait, widely considered to be a self-portrait of the artist, was drawn with red chalk on paper in the early 1500s and has since been fading.
The new analysis could be used to help preservationists assess the damage to the painting and, in turn, help them decide which restoration techniques are most appropriate.
The enigmatic red-chalk-and-paper drawing has fueled speculation for centuries. The depiction of an old man with flowing white locks and a long beard was likely first completed in Turin, Italy, sometime between 1510 and 1515.
Read more (http://www.livescience.com/46062-da-vinci-self-portrait-analyzed.html).
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A new technique could help save a famous Leonardo da Vinci drawing that is vanishing with each passing day.
The mysterious da Vinci portrait, widely considered to be a self-portrait of the artist, was drawn with red chalk on paper in the early 1500s and has since been fading.
The new analysis could be used to help preservationists assess the damage to the painting and, in turn, help them decide which restoration techniques are most appropriate.
The enigmatic red-chalk-and-paper drawing has fueled speculation for centuries. The depiction of an old man with flowing white locks and a long beard was likely first completed in Turin, Italy, sometime between 1510 and 1515.
Read more (http://www.livescience.com/46062-da-vinci-self-portrait-analyzed.html).