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00:00When you x-ray the Mona Lisa, you'll discover that the painting is actually built up of 30
00:04ultra-thin layers of paint, each only 1 to 2 microns thick. Every brushstroke is incredibly
00:10delicate, just a few millimeters long, finer than a needle. Da Vinci spent years layering each stroke,
00:17gradually bringing the figure in the painting to life. Look closely at her lips, and it's hard to
00:22tell at first whether she's smiling. Shift your perspective, and it seems as if the corners of
00:27her mouth are curling upward. This enigmatic smile is created through the repeated subtle blending of
00:32extremely fine brushstrokes. But these masterful techniques are not what made the painting famous
00:37overnight. Its global renown actually stems from a theft. Initially, it was just one of many ordinary
00:44works in the Louvre's collection. But when it was stolen in 1911, it sparked an international search.
00:50Newspapers reported the story overnight, and people everywhere were talking about it.
00:55Everyone wanted to see what the painting actually looked like. It was this whirlwind of attention
01:00that made the Mona Lisa the most famous painting in the world.
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