Now here comes the most popular masterpiece....The Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo Da Vinci which has been acclaimed as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world."
This is a portrait of Lisa Gheradini......
Leonardo Da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1503 or 1504 in Florence, Italy.
The woman sits markedly upright with her arms folded, which is also a sign of her reserved posture. Only her gaze is fixed on the observer and seems to welcome him to this silent communication. Since the brightly lit face is practically framed with various much darker elements (hair, veil, shadows), the observer's attraction to it is brought to even greater extent.
The woman appears alive to an unusual measure, which Leonardo achieved by his new method not to draw the outlines, "mainly in two features: the corners of the mouth, and the corners of the eyes"
Lisa's right hand resting on her left. Leonardo chose this gesture rather than a wedding ring to depict Lisa as a virtuous woman and faithful wife.....
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