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. 2015 Apr 28;9:218. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2015.00218

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This painting (Mana Lisa by A. Schmidt) is a copy of the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci (1503–1506). Because it is readily recognized as a copy produced by an unskilled artist and the intentions of the artist are not clear, there is no cognitive mastering for most individuals. Intrinsic beauty is very limited and resonance in the perceptual processing channel is at a low level, if not absent. The gray shading indicates unsuccessful perceptual and cognitive processing. As a result, there is no aesthetic experience. Reproduced with kind permission by © The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), 2014.