Leonardo da Vinci fans were in for a shock outside a theatre as an artwork depicting the Mona Lisa as an ice-cream cow went on display. While the original masterpiece remains virtually untarnished in more than 500 years, the latest impression on display near the National Theatre in London was at risk of melting within five minutes of direct sunlight. The “Moo-na Lisa”, by food artist Prudence Emma Staite, was created using biscuits, chocolate and ice-cream as part of a promotion by Ben and Jerry's. These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same. The day's news from Jon Snow and the team direct to your inbox.
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Maurizio Seracini demonstrates the world’s highest resolution display, which he uses to digitally pull back the paint on some of Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpieces, revealing the sketching beneath them. San Diego State University researchers want to use its data technology - used years ago to discover hidden images in a painting by Leonardo da Vinci - to help disaster response teams see what lies underneath rubble left behind by a deadly earthquake in Italy . Now, there’s an opportunity to use the same technology used by famed-art researcher Maurizio Seracini to uncover hidden works by Leonardo da Vinci to survey the damage. When da Vinci was commissioned by an art patron to create an image of Mary and the baby Jesus, he decided to use images of a battle between good and evil. Using data technology Frost developed in SDSU’s Visualization Lab, one can watch as the original painting hidden under the final version comes to life. Now, Seracini and Frost are putting together a project to fly over the damage in Italy and combine photographs to document the changes to the landscape.
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If it does not appear shortly, you may need to enable JavaScript in your Web browser and/or get the latest Flash Player plug-in to view it. April 3, 2009— A medieval historian in Italy found what is believed to be a portrait, hidden beneath another painting, of Leonardo da Vinci. Get the top photos and news of the week from National Geographic News, plus occasional breaking-news alerts. Get our news delivered directly to your desktop—free. Take part in the Green Effect, a new initiative from SunChips and National Geographic to inspire people to take small steps for big change.
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