Discover how artificial intelligence has recreated Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic “Mona Lisa.”
For several months now, artificial intelligence has not ceased to surprise us, not only because of the great advances it has had in different areas of science, but also because of a slightly simpler, but equally impressive issue: we are talking about the images created. due to this technology that has quickly gone viral on social networks and other digital media, which stand out for revealing issues that are a mystery to human beings, responding to curiosities that everyone has questioned at some point, as well as making recreations of everyday issues or science fiction.
In this regard, as most of our readers will know, some of the most popular were the “Dinoprofessions”, tender and fun images of dinosaurs being doctors, architects, administrators, scientists and every type of profession you can imagine; the revelation of what God would look like; the recreation of what could be beneath the famous Puebla sinkhole; what could happen if the Popocatépetl volcano erupted, among many other issues.
Most of these recreations have been generated by users on social networks full of curiosity and a lot of imagination. On this occasion, one of the Internet users asked an artificial intelligence to recreate the famous Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci with different nationalities, transforming the iconic work of art and giving it a quite impressive cultural twist.
As we well know, the Mona Lisa is a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci that is considered one of the most iconic paintings in the History of Art. It was painted in the 16th century and, according to what is known, the painting would be a portrait. of Lisa Gerhardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a Florentine merchant who wanted a portrait of his wife, although there are many more theories in this regard, such as those that maintain that it was the artist’s mother or Leonardo himself in drag.
In general, there are many factors that have led this emblematic work to stand out among many others, one of the most impressive is the enigmatic smile of the protagonist in the portrait and the misty air of the painting, which was obtained using a technique known as ‘Sfumato’, which, as described, “consists of reducing the weight of the drawing, blurring the contours and blending the shadows to generate the appearance of poorly defined, almost blurry objects. The effect produced animates the smile and gives life to the Mona Lisa.
And, as if everything behind this painting were not enough, the Mona Lisa is now circulating on networks in multiple nationalities, we share the result of this below:
As you can see, certainly observing what is one of the most emblematic portraits in the history of painting and one of the most outstanding works of Leonardo da Vinci transformed and recreated to adapt to the physical and cultural features of other countries is truly a question. interesting, which is why it has caught the attention of many Internet users.
And, although for many this could be taken as disrespect to Leonardo da Vinci’s emblematic Mona Lisa, which has well-deserved admiration and popularity, there are many others who believe that taking advantage of the tools offered by artificial intelligence to carry out these recreations, more than a crude justification, there is behind it a singular curiosity about how something might look if the context had been different.
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