tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post6204561390027452564..comments2023-12-28T04:41:50.326-05:00Comments on Judge a Book by its Cover: What could this be about?Miss Maggiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05075664250796458409noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-56614914553817918432009-04-23T06:43:00.000-04:002009-04-23T06:43:00.000-04:00the brows were apparently painted on later when th...the brows were apparently painted on later when the rest of the painting was already dry. our art history professor explained the lack of brows saying that in the 17th century a restorer had used wrong chemicals to remove the varnish, lifting the brows off the painting as well.ichinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-1839098774072478592009-04-07T15:59:00.000-04:002009-04-07T15:59:00.000-04:00To add on to Mac's comment, it wasn't only crappy ...To add on to Mac's comment, it wasn't only crappy restorers that accidentally removed them, it's the fact that Leo painted the eyebrows (and lashes too) so fine that they've also faded a lot (the numerous revarnishings the painting's gone through hasn't helped)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-16300514186284133552009-04-07T13:35:00.000-04:002009-04-07T13:35:00.000-04:00Leo painted the eyebrows; incompetent restorers ac...Leo painted the eyebrows; incompetent restorers accidentally lifted them off.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092217234287469255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2055640445288546798.post-35235949638860642472009-04-07T12:45:00.000-04:002009-04-07T12:45:00.000-04:00yeah, those are British Royal Marines in that vide...yeah, those are British Royal Marines in that video.Osaka Nagaremonohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045921926146430530noreply@blogger.com