The real eye-catcher, though, was the presence of plumbonacrite—a rare compound stable found only in an alkaline environment. “Leonardo probably endeavored to prepare a thick paint suitable for ...
Painted by Leonardo da Vinci sometime between 1503 and 1519, the Mona Lisa is on display at the Louvre. Marc Piasecki / Getty Images From her perch behind protective glass at the Louvre, the Mona Lisa ...
Analyzing a minuscule speck of paint from Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, a team of scientists discovered new clues to his paint mixture. The oil-paint mixture features plumbonacrite, a rare compound ...
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