General Historians discover tiny numbers and letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa

[The Helper]

Intrigue is usually focused on her enigmatic smile.

But the Mona Lisa was at the centre of a new mystery yesterday after art detectives took a fresh look at the masterpiece – and noticed something in her eyes.

Hidden in the dark paint of her pupils are tiny letters and numbers, placed there by the artist Leonardo da Vinci and revealed only now thanks to high-_magnification techniques.

Experts say the barely distinguishable letters and numbers represent something of a real-life Da Vinci code.

The real-life Da Vinci Code: Historians discover tiny numbers and letters in the eyes of the Mona Lisa

Members of Italy's National Committee for Cultural Heritage have revealed that by magnifying high resolution images of the Mona Lisa's eyes letters and numbers can be seen.

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[Sevion]

DUN DUN DUN!!!!!!

 

[mushroom911]

it had to happen someday, and here we have it.

 

[Whitesock]

Bullshit, it's just cracks in the paint.

 

[ElderKingpin]

maybe they are cracks that Da Vanci intentionally wanted to happen ^.^. But thats about as believable as the story

 

[esb]

This is stupid.

First, it says "revealed only now thanks to high-magnification techniques." So then how did Da Vinci do it? If he couldn't see what he was painting?
Second, it's not high-magnification techniques if "with a magnifying glass they can be clearly be seen". And I would've thought they'd run a magnifying glass over it at least once at least, considering the amounts of theories and stuff about the Mona Lisa.

 

[Azlier]

And then it turns out that da Vinci was just trolling people 500 years in the future.

 

[Jedimindtrixxx]

or rather that he is an alien of a supreme race that is extremely intelligent but rather he was the dumb one on the planet so he came to earth to be considered smart.

 

[tom_mai78101]

OMG!! I just finished the Da Vinci Code book!

I wonder what a professional news responder would say to this article. >_>

 

[Vellu]

That crooked old dog.

 

[phyrex1an]

This is stupid.

First, it says "revealed only now thanks to high-magnification techniques." So then how did Da Vinci do it? If he couldn't see what he was painting?
Second, it's not high-magnification techniques if "with a magnifying glass they can be clearly be seen". And I would've thought they'd run a magnifying glass over it at least once at least, considering the amounts of theories and stuff about the Mona Lisa.

In non-journalism speak we're probably talking about "looking behind the paint" techniques rather than just magnification.

 

[Jindo]

Oh, can you guys not see it?


/mind blown

 

[Romek]

> Oh, can you guys not see it?
I LOL'd.

 

[Jedimindtrixxx]

> Oh, can you guys not see it?
I LOL'd.

This.
cant even rep him for teh epic lulz cuz it wont let me.