2006-09-27 03:34:18 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
It's a very important work. Leonardo da Vinci did not complete many paintings to this level of finish and it is also a superb example of the sfumato technique he invented. It also illustrates da Vinci's moti mentali, or motions of the mind. A moments thought caught in a facial gesture. The landscape depicted in the painting is a place where Leonardo would have probably surveyed on during his work with Cesare Borgia and thus gives credence to Leonardo's movements during his life time. This is part of its importance as a piece of art history.
As for its fame, well that has a lot to do with the mystery that surrounds the painting. What you have to appreciate is that you as a viewer has the right to like or dislike a painting but its importance is of no relevance to the general public . Its value lies with what information it can provide for the art historian. I agree that there have been far more beautiful paintings created during the Renaissance and beyond and that many painters other than Leonardo contributed to art but (and I'm putting my art historians hat on now) you can not compare a painting which is simply nice to look at to a painting which imparts so much valuable information and demands constant research.
2006-09-27 05:10:16 · answer #1 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was just had an usual look for that day and time. The mystery behind the Mona Lisa (and the elements that made it unique for it's era) is what keeps it so popular. The position of the subject, the background, her smile (or smirk)...etc. Also, many believe that the subject was actually a man....and NOT a woman. hummmm.
2006-09-27 10:39:44 · answer #2 · answered by southerngirljw 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because George Bush is a direct descendant of Mona Lisa.
2006-09-27 10:43:51 · answer #3 · answered by raininmyshoe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not a big deal at all .
I saw her in the Louvre in Paris .
It's a small painting and I wasn't impressed at all .
She was heavily secured. pfffff !! what for !!
There are so many other paintings that are much more interesting , even breathtaking .
The Mona Lisa didn't do it for me .
2006-09-27 10:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The "big deal" is the smile of Mona Lisa. And it has been made by Leonarda Da Vinci who himself used to say that it was best painting by him. He also used to carry it with him.
Some specialists say that its Da Vinci's self-potrait in a drag.
2006-09-27 10:45:33 · answer #5 · answered by shadyfiras 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a MASTERPIECE in the art of painting. That's what. Have you ever seen it? Right in front of you? I have. It hangs in the Louvre in Paris. You can always tell where it is, because there is almost always a crowd around it. They stare at it in wonder. Many hardly speak. If they do, they speak in hushed tones, not wanting to disturb the other viewers experience.
There is a sense of spirit, of the sacred. This also happens around the Statue of David and in a smaller way around any great work of art on display.
Art is what makes the world, directly, and not indirectly.
2006-09-27 10:49:52 · answer #6 · answered by Thom Thumb 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Now they say that there was originally a thin veil that was painted over her head, and that you can actually still see it a little. The veil meant that she had just had a baby... back in the day I guess that made sense!
2006-09-27 10:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by stuckinamoment 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All the mystery and history around it
2006-09-27 10:39:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mystery but that is probably more than you need to know.
2006-09-27 10:41:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the smile.
2006-09-27 10:37:11 · answer #10 · answered by Jack Keller 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋