Show sa 16A Saturday August 29 1998 Vorid Louvre won’t return pink td Mona Lisa’s cheeks civil war The Assocsied Press Yellowed by varnish applied over the jaundiced Mona Lisa remains the Louvre's top attraction Some experts say it's high time for a facelift but the Louvre says “Hands off” Thanks to computer technology a French art magazine is offering a glimpse of what the Mona Lisa may have looked like when Leonardo da Vinci painted her in 1 503: rosy cheeks instead of yellow pallor pale blue skies instead of the famed sunset glow Today’s debate to clean or not to clean follows the Louvre's decision to give the world's most famous painting a room of her own The new gallery won't be completed until at least 2001 Art experts are urging the Louvre to use the move as an opportunity to scrape off the accumulated varnish applied to preserve the work's magical luster The magazine Journal des Arts published two photos of the Mona Lisa - one touched up the other as is - in its current edition along with divergent opinions on a possible facelift for the painting For the Louvre there's no debate at all “It's absolutely out of the question to restore the Mona Lisa in any way” Jean-Pierr- e -- PARIS i Cuzin chief paintings’ curator at the museum told The Associated Press on Friday Cuzm said the last touch-u- p dates to the mid-195when experts removed several age spots Despite the canvas's yellow hues Cuzm said the painting is in good condition and doesn't need cleaning now “The Mona Lisa isn't as dark as people think” he said in a telephone interview “We'd rather wait until we're sure that a cleaning wouldn't do any irreparable damage” Others insist the Louvre's 52 million visitors deserve Mona Lisa at her best “I consider the Mona Lisa to be a work of art and not an icon so there’s no reason to treat it differently from any other painting” British art expert Alastair Lamg told the Journal des Arts “I thmk the Louvre should consider removing the varnish just as they have in other works" Da Vina pioneered the complex techniques to achieve the brilliance and subtlety that have made the work so famous And experts agree that a facelift would be tricky if not a nightmare “If you want a restoration expert to commit suicide put him to work on the Mona Lisa” said Gouhnat who worked on the masterpiece for more than 30 years 0s Jean-Gabn- el Newly authenticated Rembrandt to go on display in Amsterdam The Associated Press AMSTERDAM Netherlands A shadowy portrait of an el- - derly man wearing a turban that has been the subject of speculation since it was discovered in 1917 has been confirmed as the work of Rembrandt The privately owned painting worth millions now that it has been identified will go on show publicly for the first time at an Amsterdam art fair in October fair spokeswoman Cornelie Langhout said authenticated Experts the painting “Old Man with Turban” by analyzing the signature and the style Langhout said The Rembrandt students and followers determined that the initials “RHL” -a signature used by the young Rembrandt around 1627 - were applied to the painting while it was still wet meaning that Rembrandt was almost certainly the artist The research group also analyzed the wood in the oak panel the way the paint was applied and compared the composition with other known works by the Dutch Master “It is a very skillful painting” the leader of the investigation Emst van de Wetcnng w as quot- ed by the Dutch daily Trouw as saying “With clever and complicated use of light A magnificent painting” Research Ihojeci set up to distinguish real Rembrandts from works by his :U Congo Standard-Examnea- The Associated Press KINSH ASA Congo - Volleys of gunfire and artillery rounds shot through eastern Kinshasa on Friday sending thousands fleeing a densely-populatearea of Congo's capital engulfed by fighting between government-allie- d troops and rebel forces In downtown Kinshasa thousands of people cheered and shouted believing Congo's avil war was over - a false rumor that exploded into crackling celebratory gunfire “Vigilance against the enemy continues” Justice Minister Mwenze Kongolo said “This war is not over" Fighting raged on about 10 miles away in the crowded eastern suburb of Kingasani after soldiers opened fire on a helicopter buzzing overhead witnesses said Several people on the ground were killed and many more were wounded a Health Ministry offiaal said Early reports were contradictory' with some witnesses saying a rebel helicopter had been shot down Others said it was actually a government continues helicopter and it did not crash that the explosions came from stray rebel rockets “The body of the helicopter was still burning on the ground" said Bernard Makenga a Congolese journalist who said he saw the helicopter crash “People were crying and screaming" It was not dear how many people were killed though Makenga said he saw many bodies The conflicting reports could not be immediately rec- onciled but dozens of people confirmed the overflight and explosions The boom of mortar and artillery shells landing in Kingasani could be heard from the airport about 4 miles away The suburb’ residents fled to central Kinshasa When rumors began circulating that the war was over gunfire rattled between buildings as soldiers fired into the air Just one day earlier angry soldiers had roamed Kinshasa’s streets hunting down rebel suspects and killing them The discarded bodies of 18 men some charred and disfigured could be seen on city streets and back alleys Friday - 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