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Hace 3 días · Mona Lisa, oil painting on a poplar wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, probably the world’s most famous painting. The sitter’s mysterious smile and her unproven identity have made the work a source of ongoing investigation and fascination. Read more about the painting’s subject and history.
Hace 3 días · His Last Supper (1495–98) and Mona Lisa (c. 1503–19) are among the most widely popular and influential paintings of the Renaissance. His notebooks reveal a spirit of scientific inquiry and a mechanical inventiveness that were centuries ahead of their time.
Hace 1 día · In the enigmatic smile of the “Mona Lisa”, chiaroscuro plays a pivotal role. This technique, where strong contrasts between light and dark are used, brings three-dimensionality to the artwork. Leonardo’s understanding of anatomy allowed him to manipulate light and shadows to give depth and realism to the facial features.
Hace 2 días · SMART NEWS. Has the Mystery of the ‘Mona Lisa’ Background Been Solved? Ann Pizzorusso, a geologist and art historian, says she’s identified the location in the background of Leonardo da ...
Hace 1 día · Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is perhaps the world’s most famous painting. It’s also one of the world’s most mysterious. For centuries, art historians have analyzed the Mona Lisa, hoping to discern whether the woman in the painting was meant to be smiling, what da Vinci’s original sketches for the painting looked like, and the location that the painting’s background depicts.
Hace 5 días · In short, Mona Lisa is in France because her creator Leonardo da Vinci travelled with her, and he was in France when he died in 1519. The reason that he was in France is that he spent the last ...
Hace 2 días · Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, a masterwork of the Italian Renaissance, has long fascinated the world not only with its enigmatic smile but also with the many mysteries surrounding her. While much attention has traditionally been centered on the identity of the woman with the knowing smile—confirmed to be Lisa del Giocondo —a flurry of recent ...
