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Investigating the ‘Uncatchable Smile’ in Leonardo da Vinci’s La Bella Principessa: A Comparison with the Mona Lisa and Pollaiuolo’s Portrait of a Girl
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Sciences du comportement
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Journal JoVE Sciences du comportement
Investigating the ‘Uncatchable Smile’ in Leonardo da Vinci’s La Bella Principessa: A Comparison with the Mona Lisa and Pollaiuolo’s Portrait of a Girl

Investigating the ‘Uncatchable Smile’ in Leonardo da Vinci’s La Bella Principessa: A Comparison with the Mona Lisa and Pollaiuolo’s Portrait of a Girl

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07:14 min

October 04, 2016

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07:14 min
October 04, 2016

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This paper discusses the methodology used to reveal the 'Uncatchable Smile' illusion in Leonardo da Vinci's La Bella Principessa portrait. A combination of three methods was used (inter-observation, structured interviews, and psychophysical experiments), which led to an investigation that shaped itself without prior beliefs, thus reducing potential researcher bias.

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