why is it such a famous painting and how come leanardo da vincis inventions becasme such a success but got credited by someone else e.g the flying machine...doesnt it look like a helicpoter??/ lol
2006-09-15 06:27:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It's famous because of the quality of the artwork and the mystery surrounding the subject.... as for leonard's inventions, they were fantasiful ideas in his time... in retrospect we see him as a visionary and a genius and do recognize his contributions.
2006-09-15 06:36:38 · answer #1 · answered by limgrn_maria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First it is spelled Leonardo da Vinci for both of you
Most evidence suggests that he began work on the Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda, now at the Louvre in Paris) in 1503 and continued to work on it until 1506, working sporadically on it well after that (Sasson p. 22). It is likely to be Lisa de Gherardini del Giocondo, wife of a silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. Commissioned by her husband to commemorate the birth of their second son as well as moving to a new home (Zollner p. 240). He most likely kept it with him at all times, and did not travel without it. Much is attributed to the importance of this painting, primarily why it is the most famous painting in the world. In short, it was famous at the time of its contemporaries for many different reasons than it is now. Leonardo da Vinci's use of sfumato (the smoky effect he has on his work) transcended convention of the time, as did the sitter's angle, contrapposto, and the bird's-eye view of the background. For the most part it has become famous for all of the above and for the insurmountable amount of media attention it has received. In other words, it has become famous for being famous.
It is also of interest that the Mona Lisa was one of only three paintings that he took with him to his final residence at Clos Lucé; part of its original fame appears to be that it may have been his favourite work. It certainly had a rather large monetary valuation in the will of his protogé Salai.
Fascinated by the phenomenon of flight, Leonardo produced detailed studies of the flight of birds, and plans for several flying machines, including a helicopter powered by four men (which would not have worked since the body of the craft would have rotated) and a light hang glider which could have flown. [2] On January 3, 1496 he unsuccessfully tested a flying machine he had constructed
2006-09-15 06:39:37 · answer #2 · answered by ooodjkooo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything or anyone disputed/ most criticized gets famous. That is how the world is. There's nothing like being a man and a woman simultaneously about Mona Lisa. You can't even notice that until someone tells you. And once you know, you can't get out of your head it is not wrong. It's all mind games, nothing else.
2006-09-15 06:51:05 · answer #3 · answered by Harry thePotter 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it became famous because of the mysterious expression and the different kinds of expressions when you look at it from different angles.it looks both like a man and a woman,some kind of a fusion.
2006-09-15 06:31:27 · answer #4 · answered by raj 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is said that no matter where in the room you put her picture, her eyes would always look as though they were looking at you. You should try it =)
2006-09-15 06:39:21 · answer #5 · answered by music_angel2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cuz she shaved her eyebrows lol
2006-09-15 06:40:49 · answer #6 · answered by pisces girl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
guess what's she thinking about
2006-09-15 06:35:53 · answer #7 · answered by flowerbud 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋