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    Default Restoration

    This photo of the Mona Lisa was posted on This is Colossal. It looked dark so I made a copy and applied the Photo Tools > Brightness Levels Dialog > Auto and the restored masterpiece is on the right half.

    No need to thank me Signore da Vinci.
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    And with a few additional tweaks.
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    Great job Gary.
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    She scrubs up nicely!
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    Nice work!

    I was at the Louvre in 2014 to see something else but happened to go past the painting. It was crazy, all the people taking selfies. It’s installed behind bulletproof glass which might account for the original darker image.

    Here’s a snap I took as I skirted around the mayhem.

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    Jon (Jono) Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 19.0.0.64329 DL x64 May 19 2022

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    My wife and I saw the painting in the 80s when we went to Paris and it was behind glass at that time. There are so many better paintings in the world. We were so impressed by this portrait by Vigée le Brun who really captures feminine beauty and softness. The Mona Lisa is hard and androgynous.
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