I was looking at some 19th‑century portraits and kept spotting tiny heart‑shaped brushstrokes that seem like secret love codes. Want to see if we can decode them together?

Okay, let’s dive in. First we’ll take a high‑res scan, then lay the image into a pixel‑grid and look for repeating motifs—tiny ovals, heart‑shaped clumps, anything that recurs along a painter’s line of work. If it’s a pattern, it’ll either be an intentional flourish or, if it’s truly encoded, a wink from the artist. Let’s see what the canvas is really saying.

That’s the spirit. Grab the image, set the grid, and let’s start flagging every little heart. If it’s just a stylistic flourish, we’ll see a handful. If it’s an encoded message, the hearts will line up like a secret code. I’m ready—let’s see if the canvas is whispering or shouting.

Nice setup. Just let me know what you spot—are the hearts lining up in rows, or is there a rhythm in the way the strokes curve? If they’re truly a code, we’ll probably see them spaced like a text pattern. Keep an eye on the frequency and see if any groupings repeat beyond random brush‑flair. Let me know what the first batch looks like and we’ll read between the strokes.