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Scientists have recognized a rare chemical compound, plumbonacrite, within the base layer of the Mona Lisa, suggesting Leonardo da Vinci experimented with distinctive techniques. This discovery sheds mild on Leonardo’s creative process and highlights his penchant for innovation. Six stolen paintings, valued at over €100,000, had been mysteriously delivered to Amsterdam art detective Arthur Brand without a return address. Brand suspects the thieves received scared after the recent restoration of a Van Gogh portray and determined to deposit the paintings on his doorstep. The whole assortment is estimated to be worth around €20m (£17.4m), a mean of €800 a portray.…
Scientists have recognized a rare chemical compound, plumbonacrite, within the base layer of the Mona Lisa, suggesting Leonardo da Vinci experimented with distinctive techniques. This discovery sheds mild on Leonardo’s creative process and highlights his penchant for innovation. Six stolen paintings, valued at over €100,000, had been mysteriously delivered to Amsterdam art detective Arthur Brand without a return address. Brand suspects the thieves received scared after the recent restoration of a Van Gogh portray and determined to deposit the paintings on his doorstep. The whole assortment is estimated to be worth around €20m (£17.4m), a mean of €800 a portray.…
