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Oct262012

Get Interactive on the Art of Restoration: iBook Uncovers Art's Dirtiest Secret

DateFriday, October 26, 2012 at 11:13AM

Joseph-Siffred Duplessis (attributed), “La Jeune Artiste” (detail), c. 1760, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (click photo for larger image)

“NEW YORK, NY.- Art historian and former Travel Channel Host Lee Sandstead partnered with Apple Design Award winning app studio, Tapity, to release an innovative reading experience on the iPad. Built on top of Apple’s new iBooks Author platform, Cleaning Mona Lisa interweaves videos and gorgeous interactive paintings with the narrative to take readers on a journey to discover why classical art work such as Mona Lisa is not nearly as impressive as it used to be and what can be done to restore it”

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“Cleaning Mona Lisa” by Lee Sandstead not only teaches the neglected lessons of art restoration, but allows the reader to clean some of the most famous paintings from around the world with the swipe of a finger! It’s available for only $2.99 at the Apple iBookstore. Click here for a look--and info on how to buy it.

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