Mona Lisa Effect of Eyes and Face

A person depicted in portrait paintings does not appear slanted even when observers move around. The gaze is also fixed to the observer. This constancy in angle of face/body orientation or gaze direction is called the Mona Lisa effect. Do observers realize the portrait was physically slanted when th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Takao Sato, Kenchi Hosokawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-10-01
Series:i-Perception
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1068/if707