Mona Lisa Smile

It brought memories to when times get hard and when someone thinks they cant get through or times are too rough and one feels as if they don’t have the truth to pull theres are always a smile hidden somewhere. Even when times are rough still find a way to smile even if its not a full smile. I believe this artwork means to always keep smiling. I think da Vinci made this artwork because at the time it was painted it was hard times so he painted it to bring light to people’s…

April 15, 1452, in Vinci, Italy, Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, mathematician, inventor, and writer. He was a leading artist and intellectual of the Italian Renaissance who 's known for his famous works around the world, "The Last Supper" and "Mona Lisa." Da Vinci is credited for the technique of Sfumato, which is the softening of colors and edges…

was famous for being a painter, architect, musician, inventor, sculptor and scientist. Leonardo Da Vinci was mostly known for his paintings and inventions back in the renaissance era and is still very much famous today from the paintings of the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper. Some may also say that Leonardo was a revolutionary of his time. Many people say that because of all of his accomplishments and inventions he has under his belt. Leonardo invented so many things that changed the world we…

someone was asked to name a famous painting, they might say the Mona Lisa. The Mona Lisa or La Gioconda, is a 16th century oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci. The Mona Lisa is also known as ‘La Gioconda’, a reference to her married name, or ‘La Joconde’, meaning ‘the happy one’ (Cris 2015). Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa between 1503 and 1506, in Florence Italy. The size of the painting is 77 x 53 cm. If a person were to go see the Mona Lisa painting, they would say “it is smaller than they…

I. Attention getter: Does anyone of you know Mona Lisa? Most of the people know it because it is the most recognizable and parodied painting of all time but have anyone of you ever wonder what the painting is all about? And the most important question is; do you know who created all these well-known painting and what other masterpiece he did? “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” - Leonardo da Vinci (BrainyQuote.com n.d) Leonardo da Vinci is a writer, mathematician, inventor and…

Art Appreciation Project Leonardo Da Vinci is arguably one of the most famous artists in the world. He is known largely for a few of his paintings, one of them being the “Mona Lisa.” Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452. He was the illegitimate child of a Florentine notary and was raised by his father until he was fifteen, when he had his first apprenticeship working Andrea del Verrocchio. Leonardo grew up in a village near Florence, Italy. Most of his life was spent in a small town,…

The Mona Lisa has fascinated and inspired painters, poets, scientists, singers, psychologists since its inception, even though so little is known with certainty about this painting. The mystery around the Mona Lisa feeds the imagination of many . So, it is not surprising that millions of people visit the Louvre in Paris every year to glance at this famous portrait realised by Leonardo Da Vinci between probably 1503 and 1506 . In the face of its well-established fame of today, it is…

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…

inconceivable. Even though it was difficult finding my four choices, I was able to narrow them down in terms of significance and purpose. My four works of art that I will be discussing about are Mona Lisa (painting), The Colosseum (architecture), Everyman (theater), and Dao De Jing (philosophy). The Mona Lisa, obviously, was created by Leonardo Da Vinci between the years (1502-1512). It is an oil painting with cottonwood panel as the surface. The location of origin is absent; however, some…

upper body and hands of a woman. She is very plainly dressed. For a portrait, a woman would usually put on her best clothes and jewelry. The unusual thing about this picture is the smile. Mona is short for Madonna which means My Lady. The reason why the painting is so famous is that it seems to be full of mystery. Mona Lisa's eyes look out at the viewer. But no-one can guess what she is thinking. Her eyes and her mouth seem to be smiling. This is very unusual in a portrait painting. The soft…