Researchers at the University of California, Riverside, received an initial grant of $US25,000 from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which they will use to explore the effectiveness of cutting-edge facial-recognition technology in centuries-old portraits and other fine art.
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is, arguably, the most famous painting in the world. But would it be devalued if it wasn’t the original? We might soon find out, because a very similar painting from the same period has surfaced — and it’s by a different artist.
A brilliant concept—chairs that can be transformed into wall art to save space. Plus, it’s a turn on to anyone who ever fantasised about 16th hottie Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo. [Treehugger]
