![]() These channels encode data about an object's size, clarity, brightness and location in the visual field.ĭr. ![]() Some deal with central vision while others with peripheral. Different cells in the eye are designed to pick up different colors, contrasts, backgrounds and foregrounds. Sometimes one channel wins over the other and you see the smile and other times you do not see the smile said Dr. Therefore, they think that Mona Lisa's smile depends on what cells in the retina pick up the image and what channel the image is transmitted through in the brain. Now scientists have come up with an answer to her changing moods within same painting! They believe that our eyes are sending mixed signals to the brain. One of the charms of the world's most famous painting is that she appears radiant one moment and then serious and sardonic the next moment. The secret behind Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile has been explained by scientists who believe that her smile changes depending on which part of the eye sees it first. Prof Livingstone also used French painter Monet's Impression: “Sunrise”, which features a dazzling orange sun in a blue sky, to show how artists had understood human sight. ![]() It seems that the more one gazes fixedly ahead, the less useful is their peripheral vision. In addition to all the stories being mentioned behind the origin of the portrait to whether was male or female, made it a subject of international interest! The Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University said, “The smile only became apparent when the viewer looked at other parts of the painting.” Also, Prof Livingstone said” The smile disappeared when it was looked at because of the way the human eye processes visual information” He continued saying” The elusive quality of the Mona Lisa's smile can be explained by the fact that her smile is almost entirely in low spatial frequencies and so is seen best by our peripheral vision." Yes, it was the smile on Mona Lisa’s face that mostly made the painting so famous. Because of Mona Lisa's mysterious smile, the painting has intrigued art lovers for five centuries as the most famous portrait of all times. Each one of us has different smiles at different times in different occasions motivated by different feelings and thoughts! What about Mona Lisa’s smile? Why was it mysterious?ĭuring my visit to the Louvre, I have witnessed a massive crowd around the Mona Lisa’s more than all other paintings! Although, there were many mind-blowing masterpieces in the Louvre Museum yet, the great crowed was staring at the Mona Lisa's painting! Why?Īs we all may know that The Mona Lisa was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in the 1500s. ![]()
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