Mona Lisa (Hermitage)

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Hermitage Mona Lisa
Peterburg

Hermitage Mona Lisa is a painting on canvas, which was made by an unknown painter in the mid-16th century and is located in the

Saint Peterburg. It was transferred from the Antikvariat All-Union Association and entered the Hermitage in 1931.[1]

Description

This

Analysis

Scientific analysis was carried out on the canvas and

barium sulphate in chemistry, was found. It is a mineral used for the preparation of the support, especially in the years ranging from 1620 to 1680, but when this substance was used, Leonardo had been dead for more than a century.[4]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Hermitage official web site
  2. ^ "La Gioconda e le sue sorelle. Gemelle. O più giovani o vecchie. Qual è la vostra Monna Lisa ideale?". March 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Le copie ovvero le versioni de "La Gioconda" a confronto: valutazione storico-artistica e diagnostico-analitica. 1° parte". January 30, 2017.
  4. ^ "La Gioconda (o Monna Lisa) di Leonardo da Vinci: analisi". February 16, 2016.