Leonardo Da Vinci's life and work is well known -- but his own face is not. Illustrator and activist Siegfried Woldhek used some thoughtful image-analysis techniques to find what he believes is the true face of Leonardo. Here, he walks viewers through exactly how he did it.
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That was fantastic! Must check out that TED site.
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This study was presented by me in November-06
See: leonardocodigoabierto.blogspot