Tate Britain acquires pioneering English female artist & Mona Lisa mystery solved

Louise Jopling, Self Portrait, 1875. Picture: Tate.

Via Wesley Yuen MAY 23, 2024

Louise Jopling was one of the most famous British female artists of the 19th century, a suffragist who exhibited at the Royal Academy, was praised by Victorian art critics…

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/12/pioneering-british-female-artist-louise-jopling-tate-britain

Ann Pizzorusso says she has tracked down the background landscape of the world’s most famous painting.

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https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/may/11/where-mona-lisa-was-painted-mystery-solved-geologist-claims