Copying Leonardo’s portrait of Mona Lisa, Raphael makes a pen and ink sketch of a ‘Young Lady on a Balcony’, who is flanked by two columns. Yet how many of us have ever consciously noted the object in the painting that is closer to us than any other – the chair on which the mysterious woman sits?

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Pulitzer has the ‘Isleworth Mona Lisa‘ brought to Switzerland, where it is locked away in a bank vault. The conservation treatment of the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, funded by the 2018 'Become a Patron! The Louvre Museum publishes a new book in which the author, Vincent Delieuvin states that Raphael and other copyists must have based their copies of the Mona Lisa on a version other than that in the Louvre today. In the early 21st century, French scientist Pascal Cotte hypothesized a hidden portrait underneath the surface of the painting.Although the Louvre states that it was "doubtless painted between 1503 and 1506", [8] art historian Martin Kemp says that there are some difficulties in confirming the dates with certainty. A number of experts have argued that Leonardo made two versions (because of the uncertainty concerning its dating and commissioner, as well as its fate following Leonardo's death in 1519, and the difference of details in Raphael's sketch—which may be explained by the possibility that he made the sketch from memory). The soft blending creates an ambiguous mood "mainly in two features: the corners of the mouth, and the corners of the eyes". A handpicked selection of stories from BBC Future, Culture, Worklife and Travel, delivered to your inbox every Friday. The only drawback has been because of the position of the arm holes she can’t reach her face while in costume so we have to be nearby to scratch her nose and feed her candy.

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A frame with a landscape background is all you need, then cut through, let those wavy locks loose, get those cheek dimples showing and voila!The makeup for this look is pretty intensive but remember, these works are abstract anyway, so feel free to make mistakes!