A Conversation for The Mona Lisa - an Enigmatic Work of Art
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Gnomon - time to move on Started conversation Jan 11, 2018
Can't say I agree with you here. The last time I saw the Mona Lisa, the thing that impressed me the most was the fact that the glass was completely non-reflective, making it almost completely invisible. You wouldn't even know it was there unless you looked very closely.
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jan 12, 2018
That was in the original entry, I've never been to France, never mind seen the Mona Lisa (on my Bucket List). I'll tweak the entry
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SashaQ - happysad Posted Jan 12, 2018
This is a very interesting question, and I see there have been developments since IanG's Entry was written in 2001...
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/06/arts/design/in-louvre-new-room-with-view-of-mona-lisa.html It seems the Mona Lisa was moved to the dark cramped room I saw her in in 2001, but she was moved back to the main room with better lighting in 2005.
The glass is not non-reflective http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa#/media/File:MonaLisaShield.jpg but "A tiny spotlight on a shelf in front of the painting compensates for reflection"
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Galaxy Babe - eclectic editor Posted Jan 12, 2018
I better change the text again then!
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