Was Mona Lisa pregnant when she posed?

[kay1864]

PARIS - Researchers using three-dimensional technology to study the Mona Lisa say the woman depicted in Leonardo da Vinci's 16th-century masterpiece was either pregnant or had recently given birth when she sat for the painting.

(here's the coolest part: )

John Taylor of Canada's National Research Council said there were no signs of any brush stroke. "That includes the very fine details of the embroidery on the dress, the hair," he said. "This is the 'je ne sais quoi' of Leonardo. The genius. We don't know how he applied it."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060927/ap_en_ot/mona_lisa

[Haole Girl]

1. I thought the part about not knowing why there aren't brush strokes

was interesting. How'd Leonardo da Vinci do that? Air brush? Maybe he had a secret invention of some sort, which was never shared? I mean, the method was never shared...intriguing, isn't it?

[southpaw]

2. Not a lot of people know this, but...

...the Mona Lisa was painted in ONE STROKE!