To counter point, the Mona Lisa makes so much money from people going to see it, it’s not surprising that some money could be found to do this research. And the

To counter point, the Mona Lisa makes so much money from people going to see it, it’s not surprising that some money could be found to do this research. And the write up on the composition of the Mona Lisa paint would get exponentially many more readers than any real research your friend would be doing.