Prado's Mona Lisa, painted in the workshop of Leonardo, has returned to Madrid after Paris and tentatively will be exhibited in the room 47, near the Transfiguration by Raphael.
http://www.museodelprado.es/en/resea...nal-del-prado/

And...?

Revulgo is a proud Spaniard and is touting the exhibition. The Prado does well on its own without such an attraction and holds works in its permanent collection that I beleive are more significant than La Giocanda.

I agree with whatever Adu said.

Very interesting, Revulgo, thank you. The "before" and "after" of the painting were incredible. I kinda liked the before better. How about you?

Did you guys read the entire article? It was more about the study of the painting than touting the Prado.

TD - I'm with you on this. I had no idea that such a work existed and were I thinking of going to Madrid I' certainly want to see it. several years ago we were lucky enough to catch a major leonardo exhibition at the Uffizi and their analysis of the painting of the virgin and St. Anne was fascinating.

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vir...rdo_da_Vinci)]

they also talked about the background to the Mona Lisa which the more you look at it, the weirder it gets! [this Prado version doesn't seem to have quite the same problems]

Revulgo - thank you for posting this and "drawing" it to our attention.

Personally speaking, I've been to the Prado many times. Every time I return to Madrid, I go to this museuem.

I just didn't understand where you were coming from.