This painterly technique involves the smooth, almost imperceptible, transition from one colour to another, by means of ultra-subtle tonal gradations. Evident ...
It is a visual representation of the idea of happiness suggested by the word gioconda in Italian. Leonardo made this notion of happiness the central motif of ...
2023年11月11日 — The painting shows a typical woman of Leonardo's age which confirms his commitment to the humanistic vision of the world. Therefore, it is ...
The portrait shows what appears to be a typical portrait of a woman in which her wealth is not primary thing on display. She is veiled, her hands are crossed, ...
The fine dark veil that covers Mona Lisa's hair is often believed to be a mourning veil, a piece of clothing worn to symbolize social status. Yet, the subject's ...
The Mona Lisa is a likely a portrait of the wife of a Florentine merchant, and so her gaze would have been meant for her husband. For some reason however, the ...
Another theory proposes that the Mona Lisa's smile is a representation of both joy and grief. This interpretation is based on the belief that the painting was ...
The painting presents a woman in half-body portrait, which has as a backdrop a distant landscape. Yet this simple description of a seemingly standard ...
The Mona Lisa is a painting by Leonardo da Vinci, which he began around 1503 and worked on until his death in 1519. It depicts a mysteriously smiling woman ...