Mona Lisa

Balloon Interpretations Of Masterpieces

Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Jeff Koons, Mona Lisa, Video, Origami, Airigami, Larry Moss & Kelly Cheatle, Masterpiece, Balloon Animals, Slideexpand, Campbells Soup Andy Warhol, The Girl With the Pearl Earring, Balloon Art, Arts News

What do you get when you mix sculpture, puppetry and origami? Rochester, New York duo Larry Moss and Kelly Cheatle have developed 'Airigami,' the not-...

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New Facial Recognition Technology Aims To Identify Fine Art Subjects

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Facial Recognition Technology, Mona Lisa, Facial Recognition Software, Video, Art Meets Science, Art Facial Recognition, Facial Recognition, Conrad Rudolph, Amit-Roy-Chowdhury, University of California Riverside, Painting, Facial Recognition Faces, Facial Recognition Art, Jeanette Kohl, Arts News

What happens when facial recognition technology moves from studying terrorism to works of art? With a $25,000 startup grant from the National Endow...

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Leonardo Da Vinci's Legacy

Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, Leonardo, Art Meets Science, Leonardo Da Vinci, Last Supper, Renaissance, Da Vinci, Science, Engineer, Slideexpand, Slidepollajax, Vitruvian Man, Video, Arts News

Most of us know the Leonardo's famous works by now. From the "Last Supper" to the "Vitruvian Man" and, of course, the "Mona Lisa", Leonardo's masterpi...

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The Art World's Unsolved Mysteries

MutualArt | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Exit Through the Gift Shop, Mona Lisa, Vincent Van Gogh, Degas, Whitey Bulger, Banksy, Huguette Clark, Leonardo Da Vinci, Arts News

Murder, theft, and hidden identity describe just a few mysteries confounding the art world. The business side of Art can get messy, especially when the stakes are high. How did a billionaire legally "steal" a $10 million painting?

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'Mona Lisa' Copy Draws Big Crowds

AP | By CIARAN GILES | Posted 04.22.2012

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MADRID -- Crowds gathered Tuesday at Madrid's Prado Museum to view a copy of the "Mona Lisa" for the first time since restoration revealed it was almo...

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Blockbuster Leonardo Exhibition To Be Shown In Theaters

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, Video, Blockbuster Exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci, Renaissance, Leonardo Live, Lady With an Ermine, Film, UK Arts, Leonardo Movie, Arts News

The recent Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition at the National Gallery was regaled as the most comprehensive exhibition of his works ever -- truly the ultima...

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The Week In Art: Controversial Urinals, Mona's Replica And Love That Smells

Posted 02.04.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, Video, Mona Lisa Replica, Rolling Stones Urinal, Bert-Meyers-X-Ray-Seashells, Smithsonian Museum, X-Ray-Seashells, Rolling Stones, The Week in Art, Bert Meyers, Judith Prays, Annie Leibovitz, Arts News

This week was one of many discoveries at HuffPost Arts. We found out that the Mona Lisa is not alone and that seashells are just as beautiful on the i...

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Mona Lisa Copy Shocks The Art World

AP | By DANIEL WOOLLS | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, Authorship, Prado, Mona Lisa Copy, Video, Controversy, Prado Museum, Mona Lisa Fake, Leonardo Da Vinci, Da Vinci, Da Vinci Painting, Spain, Arts News

MADRID -- A "Mona Lisa" copy owned by Spain's Prado Museum was almost certainly painted by one of Leonardo da Vinci's apprentices alongside the master...

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PHOTOS: The Week In Art

Posted 02.08.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, Steve Jobs, Kevin Spacey, Steve Jobs Tribute, Kevin Spacey Richard III, Leonardo Da Vinci, Architecture, Richard III, Mona Lisa Animals, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sam Mendes, Arts News

This week on HuffPost Arts, we were scolded by Kevin Spacey as Richard III, saw Frank Lloyd Wright's dark side and possibly found a long-lost Da Vinci...

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WATCH: Leonardo Da Vinci: The Movie

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Ebay, Video, National Gallery, Da Vinci Movie, Ticket Scalping, Salvator Mundi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Leonardo Live, Art Movie, UK Arts, Leonardo Da Vinci Movie, Leonardo Movie, Leonardo Exhibition, Arts News

In an age of crossovers, it seems like artists of every medium eventually transitions over to the big screen. The latest manifestation of this trend? ...

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WATCH: Do You See These Hidden Animals In The Mona Lisa?

Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Video, Mona Lisa Hidden Animals, Leonardo, Mona Lisa Lion, Ron Piccirillo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Da Vinci, Mona Lisa Envy, Art History Mystery, Da Vinci Code, Mona Lisa Secret, Lion in Mona Lisa, Arts News

The Mona Lisa has puzzled viewers for over 500 years with her enigmatic smile... but has her coy grin only been a distraction for Da Vinci's real myst...

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Banksy In The Running For 'Bad Art' Prize

Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: UK, Mona Lisa, Jokes, Tate Gallery London, Spoof Art, Art, Turner Prize, Banksy Street Art, London Art, Modern Art, Street Art, Spoof, UK Art, Tate Gallery, Joke Art, London, Banksy, Turnip Prize, Arts News

Renowned street artist and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Banksy is now seeking recognition for his awful artwork. The Turnip Prize, in contrast to the car...

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WATCH: How Is This Drawing Possible?

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 11.19.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Chan Whee Chong Girl With the Pearl Earring, Video, Artist Chan Whee Chong, One Line Mona Lisa, Chan Whee Chong Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Created One Line, Chan Whee Chong, Chan Whee Chong Faber Castell, Chan Whee Chong Artist, Arts News

With one spiral line, Chan Hwee Chong has recreated a series of drawings of the world's most famous masterpiece paintings. From Leonardo da Vinci'...

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"Is This The Greatest Art Exhibition Ever?"

AP/The Huffington Post | By JILL LAWLESS/The Huffington Post | Posted 01.08.2012

Read More: Mona Lisa, National Gallery, Leonardo, London Exhibition, Leonardo Da Vinci, Da Vinci, UK Arts, Lost Leonardo, Arts News

LONDON -- It has masterpieces, media frenzy, a contested gem -- everything but the "Mona Lisa." London's latest blockbuster art show confirms Leonardo...

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Un-Tropical Islands Of Venice

Misha Lyuve | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Travel Italy, Venice Zoo, Islands, Travel Venice, Canals, Venice, Venice Travel, Venezia, Italy Travel, Italy, Travel News

The un-tropical islands of Venice are pure contradiction. I spent my time in Venice wondering how we make beauty accessible to the world and at the sa...

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Chinese Artist Carves Amazing Images On Leaves (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Marilyn Monroe, Weird Photos, Mona Lisa, Dean Prator, Victor Liu, Rob Sidner, Jesus Christ, Weird Art, Weird Photos and Videos, Mingei International Museum, Leaf Carvers, Barack Obama, Leaf Carving Art, Weird China, Far Out Photos, Video, Weird News News

Artists are always trying to branch out into new forms, and now some Chinese artists are branching out into the trees. As the name suggests, leaf c...

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Mona Lisa's Miles: The Misadventures Of Leonardo's Masterpiece On The Road

ARTINFO | Posted 09.03.2011

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Mona Lisa, National Gallery, Art, Louvre, Artinfo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Lisa Gherardini, Renaissance Painting, Renaissance Art, Painting, UK Arts, Arts News

Italian historian Silvano Vincenti, known for his scheme to dig up the bones of Lisa Gherardini, the presumed model for the Mona Lisa, is trying to br...

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Florence Wants 'Mona Lisa' To Return

AP | Posted 08.24.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Art, Louvre, France, Museums, Leonardo Da Vinci, Renaissance, Italy, Painting, Florence, Arts News

FLORENCE, Italy -- Florence officials are launching a campaign to bring the "Mona Lisa" back for a visit. Leonardo da Vinci brought the painting of a...

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Q&A With Jack Osbourne for God Bless Ozzy Osbourne

Cynthia Ellis | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Randy Rhoads, God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, Leslie Hassler, The Beatles, Paul McCartney, Ozzy Osbourne, She Loves You, The Waltons, Sharon Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, The Osbournes, Black Sabbath, Prince of Darkness, Mona Lisa, Entertainment News

It was Jack Osbourne's idea to make a movie about his rock-legend father's life and career, but it was his father, Ozzy Osbourne who said, "You can't be nice."

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cientists Hope to Reconstruct Mona Lisa's Face

History.com/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2011

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History.com - Archaeologists in Florence, Italy, are digging for the bones of the woman who may have sat for Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic and enigmati...

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Researchers To Dig Up Remains Of Mona Lisa

The Huffington Post/AP | By ALESSANDRA RIZZO | Posted 06.06.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Video, La Gioconda, Rome, Leonardo Da Vinci, Da Vinci Painting, Renaissance Art, Alessandra Rizzo, Painting, Leinardo Painting, Silvano Vinceti, Florence, Arts News

ROME -- Italian researchers said Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long belie...

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Mona Lisa Model Was Male, According To Italian Researchers

Eleanor Ide (AFP) | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Homosexuality, Louvre, Leonardo, Art History, Rome, Leonardo Da Vinci, Italy, Italian Art, Painting, Paris, Salai, Gender, Florence, Silvano Vinceti, Arts News

ROME -- Italian researchers who specialise in resolving art mysteries said Wednesday they have discovered the disputed identity of the model for Leona...

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Highlights This Week: Codes, Censorship, Compilations

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tortured Santa, Mona Lisa, NYC Ballet, The Mona Lisa Code, Year in Film, Slidepollajax, Jenifer Ringer, The Nutcracker, Paris 1910, Arts News

Controversy continued for another week on HuffPost Arts: James Elkins' questions if artists are bored, Santa got tortured, a ballerina fights against ...

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ART DISCOVERY: Art Historians Discover Numbers, Letters In Mona Lisa's Eyes

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mona Lisa, Mona Lisa Eyes, Discovery Mona Lisa Eyes, Leonardo Da Vinci, Mona Lisa Letters, Art Historians, Mona Lisa Discovery, Da Vinci Code, Da Vinci Code Mona Lisa, Arts News

Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous work of art, the Mona Lisa, has been pored over by everyone from tourists to art historians, from amateurs to experts,...

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Let Fat People Be Fat People

Mark Steinberg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fat, Obesity Crisis, Comedy and Humor, American Obesity, Obesity Epidemic, Healthcare, Mona Lisa, Center for Disease Control, CDC Obesity, Mona Lisa Smile, Cdc, Fatties, Viro Franco, Comedy News

Obesity is getting a bad rap. One propaganda source commonly cited by the "Fatzis" is a CDC study that concludes that being fat is worse for you tha...

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