whats so special about monalisa portrate?

Answer 1

No matter what angle you see it from, she is looking straight at you.

The expressions of the face seem to change. Like all good art it not only expresses emotion but seems to respond to the experiencer's emotion as well.

Answer 2

Monalisa Portrate She was one of the Original members of the band "the Bangles". Used to date Prince, right?

Answer 3

A lot of people have wondered that--me included.

With Americans Mona Lisa became popular when the song came out "Are you mine to tempt a lover, Mona Lisa...or are you just some cold and lonely work of art?" I think it was Nat King Cole who made it popular, but I'm not sure. Anyway, it capture the imagination of Americans in the 50's and we've been trundling off to the Louvre ever since to get a look at it.

I first saw it when I was 8. I still remember running through the galleries in the Louvre to get to it and finding this dingy little picture on a wall and wondering what all the hype was about. I was one very disappointed eight year old.

Last time I saw it they had it displayed by itself on an easel with lots of Japanese tourists take flash pictures while looking at the sign that told them not to do it (because it affects the paint eventually) and an apathetic French guard stood there, having, I suppose, given up on the cause. Given the numbers flashing away I was not surprised.

Anyway, I still didn't like the picture that much. And that brings us to the other special thing about the Mona Lisa.

And I can't explain it because it's a technical thing--it has to do with the technique and the brushwork Leo used to paint it. For those who know their stuff it appears that it is a kind of a technical tour de force.

My favorite painting of a person is in a great house in England near Luton. It's called 'The Dean of Antwerp' and he just seems so alive and kindly and godly and like I could have walked up to where he was sitting and started talking with him. There was warmth and life in that painting to a remarkable degree for me.

I find Mona Lisa cold and frozen--I cannot sense any of her life in that painting. So the most special thing about it to me is how much she still seems to capture people's imaginations.

Maggie

Answer 4

It's been rumoured that Leonardo was so attached to it that he couldn't go anywhere without it - that it was his favourite painting. There's also the issue of the model; again, it's been said that she is actually Leonardo in female form, although it's more likely that it was the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Lisa Gherardini. Also she was well known for her enigmatic smile, which is quite ambiguous. Technically speaking, it is a brilliant portrait - his pioneering use of sfumato (smoky, making the lines blend into each other easily) and chiaroscuro (light and dark, shadows) made it famous in his own lifetime. Of course, with the Da Vinci Code, it's become even more famous

Answer 5

The smile of course but coupled with the eyes this painting seems to change while you view it.

The eyes are those of a person who seems to about to smile or cry and the mouth has turned up corners that seem to indicate a subtle smile. It is known that Da Vinci worked on this painting for years and kept it with him until his death.

When we view a painting our eyes naturally dart from detail to detail. Focusing on the eyes and then to the mouth and back to the eyes and back to the mouth makes the mood of The Mona Lisa seem to change. I've found this to be true when viewing a copy or the real thing.

It was stolen and missing for a period of time and the international notoriety of the heist made the painting even more famous.

Answer 6

I think that it is the mystery that the portrait potrays. Her face in the painting makes her look as though she has a secret and people tend to want to figure out what it is. The painting makes many people have different emotions toward it. You can look at it and suddenly you feel a rush of sadness and you don't know why. Why Leonardo da Vinci chose this woman as his model was a big mystery as well. All of these mysterys draw the eyes of crowds across the world. All eyes seek to understand it, but they can't quite figure it out.

Answer 7

Da Vinci painted it. It's not really so special. It just happened to become famous probably because it was so generic and nondescript It just didn't offend anyone. There really is no logic behind what sells in the fine art feild. Somebody say's something is good and the next thing you know its worth millions. I don't really like the mona lisa portrait. Don't just go along with what everyone else say's is good, decide for yourself based on your aesthitic sense.

Answer 8

It, as we well know, is by Leonardo da Vinci, it has the effect of invoking many powerful emotions at the same time such as the smile being both innocent and inviting. See the below wikipedia article for details throughout history of why it is so popular, important and valuable.

Answer 9

the thing special in a monalisa portrait is that it is a perfect blend of masculinity and feminity. The god amon was the male god of fertility and isis which used to be written as lisa is the female god of fertility.If the word amon is rearrenged it forms mona hence mona lisa.

Answer 10

The Mona Lisa is by Leonardo da Vinci - reason enough for it to be special.