Signed copy of Lumière on the Mona Lisa: Hidden Portraits: Multispectral Studies by Pascal Cotte.

This large-format research volume presents Pascal Cotte's multispectral examination of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa using his L.A.M. (Layer Amplification Method) imaging technology. Drawing on years of technical analysis performed after digitizing the painting at the Louvre, the book documents evidence, imaging studies, historical research, and reconstruction theories surrounding one of history's most studied works of art.

Details:

• Signed and dated by Pascal Cotte
• Published by Vinci Editions
• 2015 English edition
• ISBN 9782954825847
• Large-format softcover
• Publisher notes 390 illustrations
• Includes transparent L.A.M. image overlays
• Richly illustrated throughout

Topics explored include

• Digitization of the Mona Lisa
• L.A.M. imaging technique
• Groundbreaking discoveries
• Draft portrait studies
• Portrait with Pearls
• Portrait of Lisa Gherardini
• Reconstruction of Lisa Gherardini
• Transformation into the Mona Lisa
• Florentine fashion and dress analysis (1500–1510)
• Hair, facial feature, and garment studies
• X-ray imaging
• Historical hypotheses
• Prado Mona Lisa comparisons
• Transparent plate studies
• Technical art conservation
• Bibliography and research references

The book also includes a preface by noted Leonardo da Vinci scholar Alessandro Vezzosi, along with extensive photographic documentation, technical diagrams, multispectral imaging comparisons, and analytical illustrations supporting Cotte's research.

A desirable reference for collectors of Leonardo da Vinci material, Renaissance art, museum publications, conservation science, art historians, researchers, and collectors of signed art books.

This is the copy to grab if you want Pascal Cotte's signed presentation of one of the most influential modern technical studies of the Mona Lisa.