For centuries, human beings from all walks of life have spent countless hours wondering what lies behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile. Is it superiority? Cunning? Boredom? Finally, after 500 years of wondering, French scientist Pascal Cotte thinks he knows what Mona Lisa has been hiding. Spoiler: it's another smile. In 2004, the Louvre granted Cotte access to Leonardo da Vinci's "La Gioconda," also known as The Mona Lisa, where he studied her tirelessly for over 10 years. He employed a techniqu...
For centuries, human beings from all walks of life have spent countless hours wondering what lies behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile. Is it superiority? Cunning? Boredom? Finally, after 500 years of wondering, French scientist Pascal Cotte thinks he knows what Mona Lisa has been hiding. Spoiler: it's another smile. In 2004, the Louvre granted Cotte access to Leonardo da Vinci's "La Gioconda," also known as The Mona Lisa, where he studied her tirelessly for over 10 years. He employed a techniqu...
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