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The eyes of the Mona Lisa follow the viewer around the room
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SUPPORTED
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Empirical studies confirm the 'Mona Lisa effect,' showing that portraits like the Mona Lisa can create the persistent illusion of following the viewer with her gaze due to the combination of iris position and head orientation.

Evidence for · 3
The Effect of Face Eccentricity on the Perception of Gaze Direction
2009 · cited by 35
Confirmed the existence of the Mona Lisa effect using schematic faces and iris/face eccentricities.
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Looking Into Mona Lisa’s Smiling Eyes: Allusion to an Illusion
2022 · cited by 3
Demonstrated experimentally that the impression of Mona Lisa staring at the observer is robust from various distances.
The Mona Lisa Gaze Effect
2017 · cited by 1
Discusses the Mona Lisa effect phenomenon where certain portraits appear to direct their gaze at observers regardless of location.
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first checked31 Jul 2026
judged → SUPPORTED · 8531 Jul 2026
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