The Great Painting of Mona Lisa

The great painting of Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, hangs in Musee du Louvre, Paris

Just read an article on Yahoo News about Mona Lisa. It says "new images has uncovered 25 secrets of Mona Lisa, including proof that Leonardo da Vinci gave her eyebrows, solving a long-held mystery."

I was like "Huh? So?" after reading this. I wonder why people would invest so much time and resources on such a painting.

Perhaps you feel like shooting me now, accusing me for having simply no taste at all in arts. But think again. Alright, so da Vinci really gave her eyebrows. So the 'mysterious smile' actually means she was pregnant, revealing a mother's glee. So the smile really signifies da Vinci's erotic attraction to his mother. Mysteries. All solved. Hooooray.

SO?

It's not like da Vinci's gonna bounce up from his coffin and say "Hey, you are so right!". And then award you a da Vinci Award for outstanding brilliance and contribution in understanding his magnum opus (Vocab of the day: It means the best, most popular or most renowned work of an artist, writer or composer).

Nop da Vinci's not gonna do that. I mean he can't do that. Sorry folks, he died centuries ago.

So what good are these facts gonna do to the society? Is it gonna feed those hunger-striken children in Africa? Or bring any scientific breakthrough to our modern world?

NO.

One of the researcher, Cotte, while giving his remarks on a zoomed-in image of Mona Lisa's left eye that reveal a single brush stroke in the eyebrow region, said this:

"I am an engineer and scientist, so for me all has to be logical. It was not logical that Mona Lisa does not have any eyebrows or eyelashes."

I was about to say "shame on you as an engineer" upon reading this. Haha. An engineer investigating whether da Vinci added eyebrows for Mona Lisa. C'mon, use your brains to do research on global warming la, hybrid cars la, or anything also can la! At least it can do some good to the society.

Better than looking and researching on a dead painting everyday.

The greatest breakthrough that you may find, well, is perhaps:

Hey! I found a mole on Mona Lisa's left cheek!