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DescriptionAnon-Black-Bands-Eyes.jpg
Mona Lisa with eyes covered with a black bar. This practice fails to prevent the subject being identified. Formerly used in medical publications to hide patient identity, it is no longer considered effective. (Source ICMJE)
In the unlikely event that you don't immediately recognise the subject, just drag and drop it onto Google Image Search and Google will tell you who it is. This shows that if the same or similar images are already online, then attempts to anonymise the image are futile. The Internet never forgets.
This is a faithful photographic reproduction of a two-dimensional, public domain work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
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This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Black bars over eyes. The original can be viewed here: Mona Lisa-restored.jpg: . Modifications made by Colin.
Original upload log
This image is a derivative work of the following images:
2010-11-05T04:58:01Z Amandajm 2835x4289 (9141294 Bytes) Reverted to version as of 17:30, 29 August 2009 The colours in this version are quite improbable. The skin is too deep pink and the sky in an unlikely shade of blue. They are not the colours that appear to be under the varnis
2010-09-16T16:02:23Z Cybershot800i 2403x3591 (1500071 Bytes) much better!
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