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Unfortunately (for a fun theory), carbon dating and x-rays of the Mona Lisa have disproved that.
by pgalvin 2y ago
Unfortunately (for a fun theory), carbon dating and x-rays of the Mona Lisa have disproved that.
- david927 2y agoThere's a reason why you have connoisseurs. You can fool carbon dating by using materials from that time. I'll have to look into the x-rays and what they show, but it can be quite hard to prove art authentic with scientific methods alone.
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoIt'd make a lot more sense to fake the black market copies you actually make money off of.
- tough 2y agoUnless you wanna keep the original for yourself too
- PittleyDunkin 2y agoThat doesn't seem very smart.
- starlite-5008 2y ago[dead]
- Retric 2y agoCarbon dating was developed ~30 years after the panting was recovered. So, the idea someone was going to the effort to use at the time 400 year old material to fool a test nobody knew as even possible, just doesn’t fit.
- throwup238 2y agoThey wouldn’t be able to do much with an oil painting. Any old drying oil from that time period would have long ago polymerized and carbon isotopes in any new oil used to mix the pigments would be a dead giveaway.
- Vecr 2y agoHe said the thief returned the original. The copies would have (supposedly) sold to people who wouldn't be able to complain without incriminating themselves.
- pgalvin 2y agoI was referring to the commenter’s second idea that perhaps the Mona Lisa on display today is a copy. Alas, the truth is less interesting.