2006-12-17 11:17:23 · 13 answers · asked by hoty198 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
The importance about the Mona Lisa was as follows:
The wood panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted is sensitive to temperature and climate variations. However, if its current storage conditions are maintained, there is no risk of degradation.
The 12 cm split on the top half of the painting, which was probably due to the removal of the original frame and repaired between the middle of the XVIII and beginning of the XIX century, appears to be stable and has not worsened over time.
The very fine craquelure pattern recorded by the laser scanner seems to corroborate other inspection techniques and conclusions that support the principle of minimum intervention on the painting as recommended by the experts.
The pose and manner of depiction is usually for a divine figure. She's a Madonna without a child.
No one ever knew who she was, they have speculations and her smile:? Is she really smiling? or ?
I think that the (alleged) fact that Mona Lisa is both male and female is the one big "prank" Da Vinci played on us as he painted her, and therefore the reason for her smile.
As you may notice in the back of the painting, the landscape is quite different on both sides. On the left side, the ground is fertile and green (woman), as opposed to the right side which is dark and barren looking (man). One can also see that one the right side, the horizontal line is higher than on the left, which might imply man's domination over women back then. Though being a "feminist", Da Vinci might still have meant to descreetly point out the difference between the sexes. Anyways, with those two different (and symbolic) landscapes on either side, Mona Lisa is the link connecting them, therefore being a mix of both male and female.
that is the real question behind the face of Mona Lisa.
2006-12-17 11:47:20 · answer #1 · answered by Priestess Pachina 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Mona Lisa is like a symbol to some people and the painting was a portrait painted by A great Artist and some people say That her smile was inspiring.
2006-12-17 11:29:20 · answer #2 · answered by Lovely 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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
2006-12-20 22:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
France merely appreciates sturdy artwork. There are dozens and dozens of articles and essays about the Mona Lisa. (merely google it) in my opinion I favor no longer to dissect artwork that a lot. The more beneficial one tries to quantify and objectify it, the a lot less one is in touch contained in the imaginative adventure. (ie - 'artwork' isn't the article yet rather the adventure of interacting with the article on your own words)
2016-11-27 00:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The technique sfumato was uniquely Leonardo da Vinci's invention and was used to convey a sense of depth, and mystery by obscuring the background behind the image of the La Gioconda. Others used it after he unveiled it, and it became a common means to show depth of background.
2006-12-20 15:39:16 · answer #5 · answered by Lance U 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just another good painting by the man could have been anyone of hundreds but art historian latched on to this one and hyped it much like they still do... those who can't paint write about it
2006-12-17 11:23:53 · answer #6 · answered by doc 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is an Unique art work.
Best regars
Pablo H
2006-12-19 12:18:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
at that time looking at the photographer was considered rude so when this painting was made it was the first that was "looking" at the viewer. It was the first painting that looked like it was looking at you no matter where you are in the room.
2006-12-17 11:27:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
some misterious linkage with a woman. His most important woman was his mother
2006-12-17 23:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by ytamarsiani40 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some crazy guy painted a very ugly painting and called it a masterpiece. that is how all famous "masterpieces" get that way. they paint something so ugly and
creepy-grim-colored that we feel better about the way we look. That's my opinion, anyway.
2006-12-17 11:24:00 · answer #10 · answered by confoosed 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋