Saturday, April 09, 2011
Search to start for remains of presumed 'Mona Lisa'
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "Italian researchers said on Tuesday they will dig up bones in a Florence convent to try to identify the remains of a Renaissance woman long believed to be the model for the 'Mona Lisa.' If successful, the research might help ascertain the identity of the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece -- a mystery that has puzzled scholars and art lovers for centuries, and generated countless theories.
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I honestly don't know if this is a good effort, or a bad one. Is it really necessary to dig up the remains of a woman just to find out if she was the model in a painting? If the project does happen, I'll be interested to hear the outcome, but I don't know if it's necessary to do this. What will this help? And then there's the moral dilemma of digging up the body when it was stated in the will for her remains to be left in the convent. What will this help to accomplish?
I agree with Scott. I honestly don't understand the fascination with the Mona Lisa. Yes the painting is interesting and famous and the mystery that goes along with the woman is legendary, but I feel as if there are more productive endeavors. If the grave of Mona Lisa is found, what will come from it? There are practically no benefits. Then again, as I write this I feel as if there are monuments and interesting locations that are celebrated just to be celebrated.
While it sounds cool to find out the woman behind the face of Mona Lisa I don't really understand the purpose of digging up a woman's body? Just to see if she is the same women that was in the painting? Besides confirming an old rumor there is no reason for this at all. There really will be no benefit from doing this besides satisfying everyone's curiosity.
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