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RedRiver
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#20667 2007-08-30 17:21 GMT |
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She/he is ugly, her "smile" isn't all that mysterious, and in the Louvre museum, I saw so many more beatufiul paintings that required a lot of talent and skill, yet everyone was crowded around the little painting of the Mona Lisa (which has so many gaurds and alarms). Am I missing something here?
Sure, but that's not what I'm asking. I want to know what it is about the Mona Lisa that thousands and thousands of people are attracted to. |
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Pink
83 posts |
#20668 2007-08-30 17:25 GMT |
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Art is rarely about beauty, and even then beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
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BlingBling
36 posts |
#20669 2007-08-30 17:27 GMT |
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the 'mona lisa' i find is soo famous is she is not royalty but probably just an everyday person, where you see her every flaw and it is made beautiful by just a painter. but that's just my opinion
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Heat2010
52 posts |
#20670 2007-08-30 17:27 GMT |
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just see this page and youll know why.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa#Role_in_popular_culture_and_avant-garde_art |
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vevrca
80 posts |
#20671 2007-08-30 17:32 GMT |
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If I had painted her the portrait would be valued at less than the cost of the canvas and oils. Mainly because I am not a world renowned artist and I am not dead(I think).
Leonardo da Vinci is famous and dead. Therefore the value goes up. |
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Kea
45 posts |
#20672 2007-08-30 17:38 GMT |
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Well, first it is a really beautiful picture.
Second, and I guess it is the most influent topic why it is so famous, it is made by one of the greatest genies the world had. It is not known who he had portrait in the Mona Lisa, there are a lot of theories - even one that says it is a 'hidden' self-portray of Leonardo. The fascination of the man, who had made this picture with its seemingly not fitting background and the 'knowing' shy smile on that face, is attracting the people. I've seen it in Paris - a small picture behind thick glass and masses of visitors that had gathered before it. (That is now about twelve years ago, but I guess it is still so) |
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SplitDog
34 posts |
#20673 2007-08-30 17:38 GMT |
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The reason the Mona Lisa is so famous,is because she is just a normal person who leonardo da vinci thought was beautiful, so e painted her.
http://education.yahoo.com/reference/encyclopedia/entry/LeonardoV [url]http://www.westcler.org/gh/curlessmatt/MonaLisa(DaVi)1503-6OilonWood.jpg[/url] http://www.artnewsblog.com/images/mona-lisa-smile.jpg (look how she's looking off in the distance. it adds some mystery and suspense into the gracefulness of the painting) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa  good luck
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BlingBling
36 posts |
#20674 2007-08-30 17:39 GMT |
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The painting of the Mona Lisa is of a slyly smile of a woman by Leonardo da Vinci. The same face is used for men in some of his or other artists during the 16th period paintings. Also, the facial expressions are different and not always the same - the eyes give another personality, too. Also, the position of the hands are different and depending on the subject of the painting. All of da Vinci's paintings are drawn from the same triangle. Not one person knows whether or not the painting is of his mother, a lover, etc.
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VanGogh
49 posts |
#20675 2007-08-30 17:41 GMT |
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Her smile is intriguing because you don't know what she is thinking behind that smile. She is giving nothing away - and she was a real person. That is why people down the ages have been fascinated by her.
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Someone
25 posts |
#20676 2007-08-30 17:41 GMT |
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People rare use their brains, it;s more comfortable that someone else think...and they will agree and follow... they very often behave like a sheeps. A bit rough but it's the fact.
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CheeseCake
33 posts |
#20677 2007-08-30 17:45 GMT |
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Mona Lisa, or La Gioconda (La Joconde), is a 16th century oil painting on a poplar panel by Leonardo Da Vinci. It is arguably the most famous painting in the world, and few other works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny, study, mythologizing and parody.
The Mona Lisa has acquired an iconic status in popular culture. Today the Mona Lisa is frequently reproduced, finding its way on to everything from carpets to mouse pads. As a cult painting, the Mona Lisa has enjoyed countless references in both popular culture and avant-garde art. It has been a subject of many songs, including: Mona Lisa, a song from 1950 by Nat King Cole. "Mona Lisa", the first track on country singer Willie Nelson's 1981 album, Somewhere over the Rainbow. The album rose to #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.[30] "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" was recorded by Elton John for his album Honky Chateau. "A Mona Lisa", an unreleased song by the rock band Counting Crows. It was written by lead singer Adam Duritz and recorded in 1992.[31] "Mona Lisa" is also a rare song by Britney Spears. Mona Lisa Smile, directed by Mike Newell and featuring Julia Roberts, Kirsten Dunst, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, was released in 2003. John F. Kennedy, Mrs. Malraux, André Malraux French Minister of Culture, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Lyndon B. Johnson during unveiling of the Mona Lisa at National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC"Mona Lisa", a song by the German goth band Unheilig suggests her smile is the result of the singer's hand underneath her skirt.[32][33] For details on the aesthetic appeal of the painting, see the section of that name in the Mona Lisa article in Wikipedia |
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Lucky
46 posts |
#20678 2007-08-30 17:57 GMT |
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I agree with the fact that Leonardo Da Vinci is famous and dead so that has some appeal. You can look as this painting in one of two ways, the techniques and the subject.
The painting is famous because of the techniques, sfumato (a painting technique which overlays translucent layers of colour to create perceptions of depth, volume and form) was very important in the development of art. It is also famous because of the subject, it's not her beauty that captures us, it's the mystery of her identity and connection with Da Vinci. It's her smile which really isn't a smile, more like a smirk or a smile in her eyes. It's also a summation of the portraits of the time, women were generally painted with light or without eyebrows because at the time that was what was beautiful. But on the other hand it kind of breaks away from the tradition because those women were also depicted with blonde or very light hair. So personally I think it's the techniques and artistic innovations made and the mystery and deeper meaning behind the portrait! Hope that helped! |
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JazzyCat
105 posts |
#20679 2007-08-30 19:31 GMT |
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she is so popular becouse whatever angle we are watching at it looks like she is watching us.
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