Scientists have discovered the secret where Mona Lisa looks

Scientists dispelled the myth of Mona Lisa's gaze and discovered that the woman in the picture did not look directly, writes CNN.

Mona Lisa, or "Gioconda" – the famous image of Leonardo da Vinci, who gave the name of the scientist the phenomenon – "Moni Lisa effect".

Scientists from the German University Bielefeld conducted an experiment and found that the woman in the photo had a 15-degree orientation to the right – perhaps, on the right ear or the right one. right shoulder

The research was conducted by Associate Professor of the Center for Advanced Experiences of the University of Bielefeld – Cognitive Technology Technology (CITEC) of Gernot Horstmann and researcher Sebastian Lot. Participation in the experiment was taken by 24 people. The researchers displayed an image on the computer screen and asked the participants to measure the direction of the Gioconda's vision. The distance between participants and the computer screen remained unchanged at 66 centimeters.

The researchers also changed the size of the painting and displayed only part of the picture to determine if certain elements of his face influenced the perception of Mona Lisa's.

The image is enlarged by 30 to 70%. However, the opinion of Mona Lisa on the average of the participants being at an angle of 15.4 degrees to the right – in short, Mona Lisa, of course, does not look at her audience. Such an illusion occurs only when this angle does not exceed five degrees. That is, preserving the effect in the case of "Mona Lisa" is purely psychological. "19659004]" There is no doubt about the existence of the Mona Lisa effect, "said Horstmann and Lot." – This does not happen to Mona Lisa in person. "