Lisa Kudrow

The Mona Lisa was one of the famous art pieces that was in the film. Leonardo da Vinci is a famous artist in the movie he was like the godfather because he was giving advice to Prince Henry and he fixed up Danielles dress before the ball. If Leonardo da Vinci wouldn…

Living with Art is important for many reasons including historical documentation, aesthetics, and promoting a positive self-image, which helps us to see ourselves differently, and those around us differently. Similarly, art provides us with culture, creativity, and personal fulfillment – if we open up our hearts and minds to the possibilities, the arts can offer. When you have an open mind, you are more apt to look and respond to ideas or people with an appreciation along with the…

Mona Lisa Smile: Joan Brandwyn Character Analysis “So the choice is yours, ladies. You can conform to what other people expect, or, you can…” “I know. Be ourselves.” The above dialogue summarizes the central theme of the 2003 film Mona Lisa Smile, a feminist film about Katherine Watson, an art history teacher at the Wellesley College with a liberal outlook on the subject she teaches and in life in general. Her views regarding the role of women in society and the lives of the different female…

began creating the painting. However, the woman who seems as though she can step out of the painting at any moment is the wife of a Florentine cloth merchant named Francesco del Giocondo. This is the reason behind the alternative title Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo, more commonly known as La Giaconda. Many scholars are still uncertain about the identity of the subject, but da Vinci began painting the image around the time many significant events were taking place in…

it touches people heart and let them feel it, the artist would be satisfy. I learned about the power of art and how it can be related to many things in our lives. Art has a power, just like words and actions. I learned from this book that The Mona Lisa is the best known art work in the world. The artist who painted this paint is Leonardo da Vinci’s. He made this piece of art alive, he gave it movement and life. I learned that the ideas about what is beautiful and what is not are always…

The Renaissance was the period immediately after the middle ages in Europe from the early14th century and reached to the late 16th century, that saw a great rival in interests in learning values. Many styles of paintings, sculptures and decorative arts are associated with the Renaissance. New technologies were introduced during the time period like the printing press and new discovery tools for astronomy, providing a spike in philosophical literature and art. “The main origin of the renaissance…

Considered by most to be his magnum opus, the Mona Lisa is the ultimate culmination and amalgamation of art, science, and nature that has ever existed. The amazing piece only took Da Vinci four years to paint, although he would continue to add small touches and details until he died. Every part of the creation of the Mona Lisa contains nuance and special thought; even when the painting was just a wood panel, a thick coat of lead white was…

Leonardo da Vinci was intellectually well-rounded and produced masterpieces of art, scientific investigation, and architecture throughout his long life. “Learning never exhausts the mind.” These are some of the wise words of Leonardo da Vinci. This particular quote personally stands out to me because da Vinci never let up on learning until the day he died, he just always kept it up. This love of learning, consequently, cultivated his fascination and close studies of the human anatomy. Da Vinci…

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne (Fig. 1) was painted by Leonardo Da Vinci on 1510. The painting depicted St. Anna, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Michelangelo Buonarroti’s Roma Pietà (Fig. 2) was created on around 1499. The sculpture depicted the Virgin Mary cradling the dead body of Jesus, most often found in sculpture. Mary and Jesus are shown in both of these two artworks but in a different period of their life. Christ is shown sliding off his mother’s knee and…

in Krakow, Poland. Leonardo da vinci made many famous paintings. He had many accomplishments in different areas of study. Leonardo da VInci’s famous painting the Mona Lisa is very well known. The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings of all time. Many people claim it is one of the most visited paintings. The Mona Lisa was created in 1503-1517. The painting is in the Louvre Museum, in Paris France. The Last Supper is another one of Leonardo da VInci’s famous paintings. The mural…