A French scientist Pascal Cotte has discovered the image of a portrait beneath the surface of the “ Mona Lisa” Leonardo da Vinci through a light reflective technology.
The expert, who will present his findings on Wednesday in a special program of the BBC, said he has dedicated more than 10 years to look this painting .
The reconstruction shows another image A model looking sideways , which remains hidden beneath that is the most famous work of art of Da Vinci.
The Louvre in Paris, where is exposed the famous piece, has refused to comment on these statements, according to the British channel.
The author of the discovery is co-founder of Lumiere Technology in Paris and received permission from the Louvre to view the painting in 2004.
Cotte pioneered the use of a technique called Method Amplification Layers (LAM acronym), which used to analyze the work.
The process involves the screening of a series of bright lights on the paint. A camera takes the measurements of reflections of lights, from which you can rebuild what’s between the colored layers.
For more than half a century, the “Mona Lisa” has undergone various scientific analysis with techniques such as infrared surveys I multispectral scanning , among the most recent.
However, Cotte said his technique LAM can penetrate deeper into the paint.
“We can now analyze what happens within the layers of paint can peel like an onion all layers of the picture,” the scientist stressed, adding that this treatment can “rebuild the entire chronology” of the creation process.
It is believed that Leonardo Da Vinci worked in this work between 1503 and 1517 when he worked in Florence and then in France.
Despite the long debate over the identity of the Mona Lisa , for centuries it has been believed that it is Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine silk merchant.
However, Cotte said his findings challenge this theory, believing that the reconstructed image on the surface of the painting is the original Lisa by Leonardo and the portrait known as “Mona Lisa” for more than 500 years is another woman.
“When I finished the reconstruction of Lisa Gherardini, he was opposite the portrait and it was totally different from the Mona Lisa today. This is not the same woman, “defended
The scientist also claims to have found two images below the surface of the painting. A vague sketch of a portrait with a head and a larger nose, but smaller lips, and another image of the Madonna style of Leonardo prints a headdress of pearls.
However, these claims Cotte have caused controversy and divided opinion among experts of Da Vinci .
Professor Emeritus of Art History at Oxford University, Martin Kemp, said that the idea of an image hidden beneath the surface is “unsustainable”.
“No I think there mesuradas portraits representing different phases. I see it more or less as a process of continuous evolution. I am absolutely convinced that Mona Lisa is Lisa, “he said.
The art historian Andrew Graham-Dixon has made a documentary for the BBC called ” The Secrets of Mona Lisa “ in studying historical documents related to painting along Cotte scientific findings.
Graham-Dixon no doubt that this discovery is a “goodbye” to Mona Lisa and becomes “One of the stories of the century”, but senses that will “reluctance” on the part of the authorities of the Louvre to change the title of the picture. EFE
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