1-ART
AND
PAINTING
NEWS-
1.
Study
says
Mona
Lisa
was
83
percent
happy
Scientists
from
the
Univ.
of
Amsterdam
have
issued
a
study
that
says
the
Mona
Lisa
was
83
percent
happy.
Using
software
developed
by
the
Univ.
of
Illinois,
researchers
scanned
a
reproduction
of
the
da
Vinci
masterpiece
and
subjected
it
to
a
cutting-edge,
"emotion
recognition"
program.
The
software
said
Mona
Lisa
was
83
percent
happy,
9
percent
disgusted,
6
percent
fearful
and
2
percent
angry.
Da
Vinci
painted
the
Mona
Lisa
is
the
early
1500s.
It
hangs
in
the
Louvre
Museum.
The
study
wasn't
meant
to
be
taken
seriously.
It
was
done
as
a
fun
demonstration
of
technology.
Researchers
knew
the
software
couldn't
register
subtle
emotions
or
detect
any
hint
of
sexual
suggestion
or
disdain,
as
registered
in
the
famous
subject's
eyes.
Mona
Lisa,
arguably
the
world's
most
famous
painting,
is
also
called
"La
Gioconda"
and
is
believed
to
portray
the
wife
of
Francesco
del
Giocondo.
The
title
is
a
play
on
her
husband's
name
and
means
"the
jolly
lady"
in
Italian.
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Courtesy-
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2-ABOUT
PICASSO-
He can who thinks he can, and he can't who thinks he can't. This is an inexorable, indisputable law.
Pablo Picasso
I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it.
Pablo Picasso
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Pablo Picasso
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Pablo Picasso
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