All around the world
Cue Titus Turner, Little Willie John, or any number of bluesmen:
If I don’t love you, baby
Grits ain’t groceries
Eggs ain’t poultry
And Mona Lisa was a man
The last of these, evidently, is under consideration:
Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is arguably the most famous portrait in the world, but now some are speculating that the woman with the inscrutable smile may not be a woman after all. They are suggesting that the Mona Lisa may be a self-portrait, da Vinci in drag.
Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage, a leading association of scientists and art historians, is undertaking the investigation. They think the artist who died in 1519 is buried at a French castle and plan to dig up his skull. Using CSI-style technology, they want to rebuild da Vinci’s face. Will he resemble the mysterious Mona Lisa?
While they’re at it, why don’t they see if he has extra arms and legs? Sheesh. Pass the grits.
(Via Fark.)
Lisa Paul »
26 January 2010 · 6:53 pm
I always thought the Mona Lisa was a disguised portrait of Nat King Cole.
CGHill »
26 January 2010 · 7:31 pm
Well, if any 16th-century genius could have captured the magic that is Nat King Cole, it would have to have been Leonardo, right?
fillyjonk »
27 January 2010 · 7:19 am
I’ve also heard claims that John in the Last Supper was actually supposed to be Mary Magdalene. (Though that may have just been Dan Brown claiming that, to gin up book sales)
Da Vinci, gender bender extraordinaire.