since this does imply bestiality, though not strongly, I would greatly appreciate it if this had a parental warning on it. thank you. ~Nitro

My son really liked this as we went through the nominations. That-a-boy! Congrats on the nominations, and good luck, Chief!

Very very nice piece of art it is very cool and it looks alot like the real painting you should see my place i have a swat truck its sweat and you should join the group Custom Creations its stuff like that cool lego Creations nice painting its wonderful XD!!!!!

A literally work of (Lego)art.

Beautiful!!

IT'S AWESOMEEEEE (in high-pitched nasal voice)!-Sevens

its muy :3

you freak!

i still like the lady

Our second perfect score! Congrats

With apologies to Cesare da Sesto, I'd like to correct my comment below. If this painting is darker than Da Vinci intended, it is almost surely because of time and suboptimal storage conditions provided by its caretakers over the years.

As brilliant as the original! Simply: Score = 5

*speachless*

Interesting. I'm not a fan of LEGO mosaics but nevertheless... interesting.

You sir, are a god.

Nice one Tom! Did you consider framing it with tile or plate?, it might have put it over the top. I'm sure you won't need it in terms of score, just wondering. Great subject matter.

I'm not a very big fan of classical art (I'm too stupid to appreciate it:), but I gotta say, this looks absolutely beautiful! BTW, don't listen to anyone talking about PG-13 stuff: this is not some vulgar creation; it's ART!

That must have been difficult. Congratulations! 5/5.

Now that comparison is a compliment, and I thank you kindly.

The swan is Zeus in disguise, and he only pursues the loveliest. One of their 4 offspring is Helen of Troy. You know, the one the unit of beauty, the milliHelen, is named for. (A milliHelen is the amount of beauty required to launch 1 ship.)

Nice! Your mosaics are unmatched for accuracy by everyone except maybe Sean Kenney himself.

Very well done.

Impeccable rendering of the painting's shading. A beautiful work of art in its actual and LEGO forms.

they lady is very pretty :p'''

You can't get much for perfect than this in creating a mosaic, extremely accurate. I've never seen the painting, so I entered the page with a really different idea of what it was going to be.

really nice.. what a beautiful mosaic :)

Superb mosaic work Tom, and smart to get a grueling category out of the way so soon. Now go do something fun - i am, it's watching the Mocathlon!

This painting is the reason I am called Leda. Thank you so much for turning my favourite painting of all time into a true masterpiece in my favourite medium of all time Lego. Stunning work, if only we could give higher than 5... 5 very well deserved points. Now go dip those precious fingers in some warm oil and look after them!

Beautiful job! Not an easy subject to tackle, but you handled it well. Here's hoping the other categories are more fun and less "work!"

An Old Master on the pages.. I mean the painting - superb.

Incredible work Tom!!! this is the best Lego painting that i ever seen!!! 10 smile!!! Bravissimo!

Only a master such as yourself could pull this off so...uh...masterfully! Beautiful work. I'm sure Leda Kat will get a kick out of the title:)

No tricks! Birth of Venus maybe? Any sort of naked art stuff is cool!

This is Tomtastic! Nice to see that da Vinci is so popular here on the pages. Brilliant work.

That would get me banned. What are you trying to trick me into?

I did not take the time now to read the full story, but it does seem interesting. The original, which was a painting, was lost. One never knows what happened in translation by the copier, who I'm sure was also a gifted painter, if not a master.

Leonardo of Lego! You've captured the feminine outline perfectly. I think you've missed your calling--Let's see more!

Brilliant MOC. Complete presentation. Layering the plates for full effect is over the top. >> 5 points <<

Great work Tom. Agreeing with W. Mark down there that it does seem a little dim. Any idea whether the actual painting was a fresco? That might explain the dimness on the actual painting. Excellent work over all. The texturing on the face is really nicely done. I must say that you beat me to the mosaic. I have been working on one for a couple months now. Leave it to you to beat me to the punch. Fantastic work.

I humbly apologize and ask your forgiveness. I just hope I have the stamina for the other categories. This is grueling, and I'm too old for this.

Remind me to NEVER talk you into doing anything ever again. I will now accept your apology for underestimating yourself. Masterfully done.~H

I should clarify that while it seems tan would suit Leda more (both hue and brightness), tan and dark tan alone are not enough resolution. The grays have more flexibility, but also impose on the outcome.

That was required in order to equalize the contrast between the lighter and darker sections. A fundamental limit of low res lego mosaics.

This CFOL, at least, has a respect for art. This is a wonderful mosaic conversion of a great painting. It does seem a bit dimmer than the original, but otherwise every detail seems perfect.

Art, the fruit of the creative mind. I love this!

That is something I would do if it was not the MOCA. Putting things "over the top" is the least of my problems here. I have been explicitely warned to tone back my builds here as a strategic, resource allocation, matter. Thanks for the comment.

Take a stand brother, I'm all for it. Will back you 150%.

Like Bones said, too bad we can't give you more points! I'm sorry that 5 is all I have to give. ~ Chris.

Actually, right now, I cannot imagine a bigger fool than myself. I am also going to rarely break form and be serious for just 1 moment. I will definitely NOT PG13 a classic work of art. If this is done for me, I will delete my account. I am actually presuming that Sean does not need me to make this point or be patronising about it. Apologies in any case.

Can I give you a 6? No, then it must be....5 points!

Now this is one impressive build and one huge load of bricks! And the painting? Whoa....

Trying to make us all look like fools, eh Tom?! Man, this is gorgeous!! I can't stand making mosaics either, but dude you took off like a rocket with it!! You may want to make it PG-13 for the holy rollers though. Don't want to see this beautiful MOC suffer from lack of tolerance.