Why was the mona lisa by leonardo da vinchi so important ?

Answer 1

It wasn't always, now it's worth millions. And Leo didn't get a dime. Many famous painters and musicians were poor in life and poor in death, their art lived on.

Answer 2

Believe it or not, it wasn't always a big deal. Legend has it that the husband of the woman in the picture (and there's considerable debate about who she was) hated it so much he refused to pay for it. In fact, if it hadn't been painted by the famous Leonardo da Vinchi, it probably would have ended up on the ash heap of history. But it sure is a big deal now, isn't it?

Answer 3

I recently learned that Leonardo DaVinci among his many accomplishments, also founded Ariel perspective for the artist. That means he added atmosphere in his pictures(the background) to give more the illusion of depth and realism.

I think it is the 'mystery' in DaVinci's portrait that gives it longevity.

The gaze of the model looking directly at the viewer is very powerful, and hard to not notice, and yet the emotion she is conveying is not visible on the surface, you must go deeper and ask- what is she thinking? When it bothers you, you will realize that DaVinci has done something that few artists have been able to do as well, even if you don't like the painting.

Not to mention technical expertise!

Answer 4

Just like any other thing. Importance(worth) is based on demand. The more people there are that want something that is rare like a one of a kind painting the more valuable it is. Its probably valued more than normal because it was painted by such a genius (Leonardo Da Vinci).

Answer 5

the technique my friend , look at the paintings before and after and you will see a shift towards realism, he advanced the technique so much tha nobody would paint like they did before,just until the 19 century when art took a shift to the emotional part of human being when everybody left relism and focused in abstraction, and impresions
other thing: workmanship, this painting is realy very complicated to do, seems to be done by airbrush!!! but he did it with brushes, he put all the knowledge of light , shadow and reflection in this painting

Answer 6

in the 17th century, artists were regarded highly. The 'real' artists works were used as a status symbol, especially for the monarchs, who commissioned portraits of them to painters like da vinci. totally different from now, when everybody can be artists. bigtime then, bigtime now.

Answer 7

It's famous among artists for its innovative techniques, including sfumato (shown in the painting's distinctive hazy, soft-focus effect) and chiaroscuro (use of light and shadow).