Friday, April 04, 2008

Mona Lisa talks??

Ever wanted to know why Mona Lisa doesn't have eyebrows? Well, I guess now we can ask her. I saw this on Yahoo today and wanted to check it out. Apparently there is an art exhibition in Seoul, South Korea called "The Alive Gallery" where paintings come to life and talk to you. They can answer your questions, too. When asked about not having eyebrows, Mona Lisa replied (in Korean) that wide foreheads were considered beautiful during the Renaissance. So many women back then shaved their eyebrows to make their foreheads seem wider.

Leonardo de Vinci and Michaelangelo also come alive to answer questions and talk about their paintings. The Last Supper is also featured with Jesus and his 12 disciples. It's so crazy! Here's a clip from CBS News:




What do you all think? Cool? Not? How dare they mess with famous art like that? Etc?

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