googleartproject.com ... I see this as absolutely awesome.

[ravells]

There seem to be a lot of theories, but mine is that Holbein just thought it would be cool. Remember when there was a lens flare in every television advert and every photoshop drawing?

[euio]

Yeah - I mean, think of the skill you need to come up with and then paint that. It's a pretty neat way of saying "look at what a great painter I am".