Mona Lisa

His most famous works, The Mona Lisa (1503–1519), and The Last Supper (1495–1498), represent how the artist is considered the best painter ever. The Last Supper depicts Christ and his 12 disciples and their reactions, after he says to them, “One of you will betray me.” It is considered a perfect composition and shows such particular emotions on the faces of the disciples that no other artist could achieve. In the Mona Lisa, Da Vinci presents a woman, that is debated to be several…

As my great work of art that inspired many other parodies I choose American Gothic by Grant Wood. The painting is one of the most recognizable and even people who do not know of the original will probably recognize one of the many versions of this painting. I think this is a great work of art for the simple fact that so much is going on in such a simple picture. The expressions on the faces and the posture they have. What are they thinking, why are they not both staring at the artist painting…

Leonardo da Vinci is indefinitely one of the most important artists there is in all history. With his artistic styles, skills and discovery, he impinged the art industry most specifically in his time period the Renaissance, and remained influential even in the contemporary years. His works, which captures nature in the most realistic form of its time, and which emphasizes the importance of aesthetics combined with geometrical composition that purposefully pleases the eye, succeeded to grant da…

backwards and from right to left so no one knew what he was writing about. He called it mirror writing this is how he protected his notes or ideas from being stolen by the kingdoms. Leonardo is known for two paintings,”The Last Supper” and “The Mona Lisa.”…

The supreme genius of the ages is also known as Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo is also known for his outstanding creations like The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Vitruvian Men. Leonardo da Vinci was one of the most successful man of his era. He could have been even more successful, but with the lack of Latin language a big barrier existed for him. Leonardo di Ser Piero da Vinci was born on April 15, 1452 in the republic of Florence, Italy and died on May 2, 1519. Leonardo da Vinci was,…

Located in Paris, France, the Louvre houses some of the most treasured pieces of art ever created. From Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa to the famous Glass Pyramids by I.M. Pei, the Louvre is the world’s largest museum (at 652,300 square feet), with more than 35,000 pieces of art stored within its walls. However, the Louvre is much more than a museum. The Louvre itself is a piece of art. Built in the year 1190, the Louvre was designed to protect Paris from raids by other armies. The Louvre was…

Perhaps The Mona Lisa crossed your mind? The painter, Leonardo da Vinci, is household name. His work, especially The Mona Lisa, is still admired, studied and copied by many. The Louvre has over 70,000 pieces of artwork, yet crowds flock to see da Vinci’s the 21 by 30 inch painting of the mysterious women with an enigmatic smile.We all know Leonardo da Vinci and The Mona Lisa, but little to nothing is known about the women who made this painting…

B.Wells and Frederick Douglass spoke against the implicit racism of the Columbian Exposition. In 1911, an Italian named Vincenzo Peruggia, reacting to the racism and marginalization he experienced as a working class immigrant, famously stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre. Twenty-five years later, a fictional echo of Peruggia’s struggle appeared in Charlie Chaplin’s classic film, Modern Times. Each of these moments, real or fictional, forced the world to reckon with the failure of utopia. Ida B.…

draftsman. He would study nature and sketched a lot of the world around him. He studied rock formations and caves and fossils. This is what led to his scientific career. His paintings consisting of “Virgin of the Rocks,” “The Last Supper” and “Mona Lisa have influenced countless artists.…

Museum, 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…