2006-09-08 17:37:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
1) Because Da Vinci said it was his best.
2) Because the Mona Lisa at times appears to be smiling, but other times does not. (It actually depends upon where you are looking: if you look at the eyes the shadows on the cheeks make it appear that the mouth is up-turned, but if you look at the mouth, it isn't smiling. It's merely an illusion. A mathematician figured all of this out a few years ago and it was published in some scientific journals. I'm fuzzy on the details, but it had to do with the ratios of light to shadow on the cheek.)
3) Because it's never been resolved if this wasn't a painting of Da Vinci himself, in drag, to express the duality of man and human sexuality.
4) Of course, all of these answers seem rather lame to me. It's a small painting that never did much for me. I've often found myself asking the same question.
2006-09-08 17:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by Ignoramus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monalisa is one of the most famous paintings because its controversial.Controversial because it got stolen. Secondly it is a self portrait of Da vinci. Also if you see the portrait, it has mixed features. So it is actually the imagination of Da vinci as to wat he would be look like if he was a woman instead of a man.
It is also controversial that originally it was claimed to be that of a model. But this claim was put to rest as there was no detail evidence of this. also it was against Da vinci's practice. Da vinci was a methodical man and he noted every detail and documented all. But Monalisa has no notes or detail or description in Vinci's documents
2006-09-09 01:06:06 · answer #2 · answered by sensible_bachelor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very few figures in art have a smile of any sort. This smile just made people curious as to what it meant because it expresses something so different from anything else anyone had ever seen before. It is very compelling for this reason.
2006-09-09 00:45:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
She has a mysterious smile. No one knows who she really was. It is thought that it is a self portrait of Leonardi Da Vinci as a woman. What is she smiling about. It is a mysterious painting.
2006-09-09 00:41:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because daVinci is considered the Man Well Before His Time...
...it's a rep thing, really.
2006-09-09 00:40:09 · answer #5 · answered by blktiger@pacbell.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Partially because of the shroud of mystery and awe surrounding the Italian genius and his wondrous achievements...
2006-09-09 00:50:51 · answer #6 · answered by dogpatch USA 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
bc it is a self portrait of da Vinci himself
2006-09-09 00:38:38 · answer #7 · answered by Steph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not the best, most famous. And it was famous because it was stolen.
2006-09-09 00:39:12 · answer #8 · answered by John K 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
LIFE IS TO SHORT TO WORRY ABOUT SOME OLD PAINTING
2006-09-09 02:58:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont no either it isnt that great ne ways
2006-09-09 00:43:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋