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[alt.fan.cecil-adams] Re: Eyes in portrait paintings

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Sep 7, 2000, 10:49:53 PM9/7/00
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Subject: Re: Eyes in portrait paintings
From: Chris...@aol.command.me.and.I.shall.obey.NOT (Chris)
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On 06 Sep 2000 07:40:45 GMT, in
<20000906034045...@ng-fq1.aol.com>, gilia...@aol.com
(GilianFrye) wrote:

>What causes the "eyes that follow you" phenomena in portrait paintings?

The painting being on rubber, and falling apart.

"The eyes follow you around the room!" <s/fx> "Plop, boing, boing,
boing."

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