2006-10-22 08:24:26 · 14 answers · asked by marykatemattox 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
How? You mean why? Because it is in the smile it mystifies people and the subject herself. Some works of art are just great and should not need explaining.
2006-10-22 08:27:04 · answer #1 · answered by brattybard 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda (La Joconde), is a 16th-century oil painting on poplar wood by Leonardo da Vinci, and is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Few works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny, study, mythologizing and parody. It is owned by the French government and hangs in the Musée du Louvre in Paris.
The painting, a half-length portrait, depicts a woman whose gaze meets the viewer's with an expression often described as enigmatic.
for more click here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa
2006-10-22 08:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
By the way the mona lisa has her hand over her stomach in the painting, because at the time she was pregnant with Leonardo thats why he wanted to paint her, because they LOVED each other and he wanted to remember it forever.
2006-10-22 08:45:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no clue, except that it was painted by a great genius. Da Vinci was an incredible man that did a lot more that paint that portrait. However, one of the responses stated that "some works of art are just great and don't need explaining...". LOL!
I guess us dunderheads that weren't born with the "ah-ha, that's a brilliant piece of art!" gene will have to suffer - or are you stating the explanation itself would be over our heads?
2006-10-22 08:40:29 · answer #4 · answered by rrmorris45 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
France merely appreciates stable artwork. There are dozens and dozens of articles and essays with reference to the Mona Lisa. (merely google it) in my view I prefer to no longer dissect artwork that lots. The greater one tries to quantify and objectify it, the less one is in touch interior the imaginative adventure. (ie - 'artwork' isn't the object yet extremely the adventure of interacting with the object on your own words)
2016-11-24 22:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Mona Lisa is so important because it was Leonardo da'Vinci's most important painting and it was supposedly him!! this is because people say he was sycophantic!!!
2006-10-22 15:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by Rachel V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even I've no idea!!! Shes famous only because she was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci!!!
2006-10-22 08:27:08 · answer #7 · answered by Tushi K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because it's wonderful!
Will YOU still captivate men's souls 500 years from now?
2006-10-22 08:30:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I guess she lost her smile .
2006-10-22 08:52:07 · answer #9 · answered by Alicia-brandon15 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
watch the DaVinci Code to find your answer...great movie...cheers
2006-10-22 08:26:19 · answer #10 · answered by Chris W 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋