> The eyebrows, through his having shown the manner in which the hairs spring from the flesh, here more close and here more scanty, and curve according to the pores of the flesh, could not be more natural.
This is quite interesting, because (currently at least) she doesn't have eyebrows!
The Louvre’s Mona Lisa is in shitty condition and poorly preserved. The Prado’s Mona Lisa is thought to be the earliest replica of the original, and has been masterfully restored. There’s no question the La Gioconda has eyebrows (that match the above description) there.
While the background of Prado’s copy was blacked out in the 1700s prior to its restoration this past decade, the foreground was largely untouched.
I share that opinion and wholeheartedly agree, but I refrained for fear of controversy derailing the point. If it were "merely" a very early replica that was infinitely better preserved, it would still be of better historical record value.
This is quite interesting, because (currently at least) she doesn't have eyebrows!