Mona Lisa

he could completely finish it. However, while he was working on the "Battle of Anghiari", he was also working on one of his most popular paintings, the "Mona Lisa". This painting consists of nothing more than a woman smiling. There was much confusion about this painting, simply because no one knew the identity of the subject. Today the "Mona Lisa" hangs in the Louvre Museum in Paris, secured behind bulletproof glass. The work of art is seen as a national treasure by…

One of the most famous art heists was when an employee from the louvre walked into the museum and walked out with Leonardo da vinci’s “Mona Lisa” On august 21st, 1911, a former Louvre employee, Vincenzo Peruggia, committed on of the most famous art thefts. Peruggia dressed up as an employee and walked into the Louvre museum in paris and walked out with the “Mona Lisa” smuggled underneath his shirt. No one noticed Peruggia, he was almost invisible except for the fact that a plumber, sauvet,…

known for the woman’s elegance and an inside look into Leonardo da Vinci’s creative mind (Lady with an Ermine 1). In figure two, The Lady with an Ermine is painted a bit differently than the Mona Lisa. This painting is focused on just the figure itself; there is no background landscape like in the Mona Lisa. The background of this piece is one dark shade that helps the colors of the self-portrait stand out. The focal point of the piece is the self portrait of the woman. If this background was…

no formal education beyond basic reading, writing, and math” (Leonardo da Vinci). At the early age of fifteen, Leonardo da Vinci worked as an apprentice for his father. He created perhaps two of the most well-known pieces of art work there are “Mona Lisa” and “The Last Supper”. In the year 1516 Da Vinci left Italy for France to live in a house promised by Francis I, French ruler of the time, where he was free to do any art that he please. Three short years later he would pass away and later be…

(The New Yorker.com). It is said that both artist used some of their mother’s features in one of their greatest works. Michelangelo used his mother’s face on the Virgin Mary and Leonardo used his mother’s smile on his Mona Lisa painting. Both artist created religious artwork. Michelangelo’s religious artwork was the last judgement for the church and for David and the government. Leonardo’s religious artwork was the last supper for the church. They are also both…

The story of Beauty and the Beast is a timeless fairytale retold for decades. The most famous version is Disney’s animated movie. The story is about a beautiful girl who was able to look beyond beastly features and fall in love with a beautiful personality. It was Disney’s attempt to influence a younger generation of what the concept of BEAUTY should be. As time passed and society became exposed to ever-changing standards of BEAUTY, it raises the question, what is true BEAUTY? BEAUTY is a…

was a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. He is known as the “Renaissance man.” Today he is best known for his art, including a couple of paintings that are still a few of the world’s most famous and admired, The Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Art, da Vinci believed, was connected with science and nature. Self-educated, he filled dozens of secret notebooks with inventions, observations and theories. The concepts expressed in his notebooks were often difficult to…

When you hear the name Leonardo da Vinci, you immediately think of a fascinating Renaissance artist, but before he emerged as a successful artist, he was just a man looking for someone to pay him to paint. Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 near Vinci, Italy. He was a much loved child and his father’s only son. Leonardo was a brilliant child, so brilliant that, “he used to baffle his master with the questions and problems he raised.” Pg.22. Since he had such an astute mind, he ended up being…

inner mood just through a portrait. This is why Leonardo da Vinci reflects the Renaissance idea of Individualism. Individualism is the stressing of personality, uniqueness, and an individual person. One of Leonardo da Vinci’s famous paintings, The Mona Lisa, is a…

A Genuine Portrayal of a Renaissance Man When thinking about one of the greatest renaissance men, who comes to mind? Does Leonardo Da Vinci come to mind? Unequivocally the man who brought to life the Mona Lisa and designed the first scissors is bound to be a successful man; but his love and dedication to his many various types of works is what made Leonardo Da Vinci a true renaissance man. At the very young age of fourteen Leonardo Da Vinci began to apprentice with a man named Andrea Del…