Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘Quick Eye’ May Have Aided in Creation of ‘Mona Lisa,’ According to New Study

New research conducted by a scientist at the University of Basel in Switzerland focuses on how Leonardo da Vinci’s superior visual acuity might have enabled the Italian master to depict liminal moments, including the Mona Lisa‘s mysterious smile, in his works.
David Thaler, who has published two papers on Leonardo’s vision and artworks, explores the ways in which the artist captures “images that ‘in real life’ only occur for a moment.” Thaler favors a ph