Mona Lisa Smiles

News reports reveal the Mona Lisa is showing her age. The Associated Press says, ''Leonardo da Vinci's 500-year-old painting of the woman with the mysterious smile will go under the microscope and be X-rayed for the first time in a half-century to determine what's causing it to warp.'' We, of course, wish her only the best and a speedy recovery.

So, kids, wha'd'ya say? Let's go warp the Mona Lisa! Then, let's give her a makeover! It's easy with these goofy online toys:

Mona Lips-Synch
Mess lotsa with Mona Lisa. Make da Vinci's classy lassie show scorn, fright, aggression, disappointment, satisfaction, disgust, happiness, and surprise with this distorting and demented tool, courtesy of Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie.

Making Over Mona (Lisa)
"The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci is perhaps the world's most famous masterpiece," says Apothia beauty products, sponsor of this refurbish-the-old-lady time killer. "She is a classic vision of beauty and sensuality, but let's face it, after 500 years, who couldn't use a little 'restoration?' Some Botox here, some collagen there, and she'll be looking centuries younger in no time." If not, try the chemical peel and surgery.

Also of interest:

Mona Lisa and Amhet Kurt Present 20 Periods in Art History
Although found at the scholarly site, "The Essential Guide to the History of Painting,'' these reworkings of the portrait are amusing, showing "da Vinci´s Mona Lisa according to epochs and styles in the pictorial art."

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