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Dec 17, 2005, 11:22 PM
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The sulk behind the smile of the 'Mona Lisa'
The smile of the Mona Lisa may seem enigmatic because she is, in fact, a blend of many different emotions.
A computer analysis of the Renaissance masterpiece has found that she is 83 per cent happy, 9 per cent disgusted, 6 per cent fearful and 2 per cent angry. Leonardo Da Vinci's most famous portrait has been scrutinised by a software programme or algorithm designed to tease apart the different emotions behind a facial expression. The result is that the smile of the Mona Lisa is broken down into its constituent parts, said Nicu Sebe of the University of Amsterdam. "No one really shows one single facial expression. We are in fact showing a blend of different emotions and this is true of the Mona Lisa," Dr Sebe said. "We did this experiment with the portrait because the smile is very famous. Everybody recognises it immediately," he said. The Mona Lisa is also known as La Gioconda because the sitter is believed to have been the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, a wealthy silk merchant living in Florence. ____________ Read More / Source: The Independent Online Edition
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Dec 17, 2005, 11:48 PM
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WOAH! Nice!
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Dec 18, 2005, 12:12 AM
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That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard!! 80% stupid and 20% tarded.
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Dec 18, 2005, 12:24 AM
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hmmmm
20 % ridiculous 40 % hyperbole 40 % excrement
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Dec 18, 2005, 12:38 AM
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I don't see how a computer can determine all of that. Everyone has different facial expressions anyway.
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Dec 18, 2005, 02:23 AM
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It's not that rediculous. You can probably mimic those emotions while you smile.
First start off by being happy and smiling. Now be disgusted at something, so your smile becomes slightly false as in that "yes, master" response you would give to someone being condescending to you. For me this squints my eyes, tilts my head, and exaggerates my smile. Next is fearful nervousness which elongates my smile and raises the inside of my eyebrows. Finally comes angry which flares my nose a bit and hardens my smile. I'll admit that the percentages on their own are silly. But if used to compare mona lisa's smile to other smiles that were rated, you'd probably find it more interesting.
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she might just have had wind. 
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