Who the hell was MONA LISA!?

Question

I'm a graphic designer and I'm wondering why Mona Lisa is so famous. I mean I kind of understand that the painting is pretty good, I can't paint that good but why is it so famous.

Some people say it's because davinchi drew it, or it's a portrait of himself thinking hes a women. If i drew a pic showin that I'm a man no one would care.

Why do they have to protect it so badly.....?

and also, anyone can use the mona lisa picture right because copy right of everything finishes 50-70 afters the owner dies.

I know some poor people on the street who can paint so much better than that and they don't get any fame at all.

Answer 1

Da Vinci was a master at painting in transparent layers to create a smokey/hazy effect called sfumato. This method made the edges and transitions between lights and shadows undistinguishable. Some claim that it makes the illusion of her eyes following you around the room. Her skin is glowing and incredibly realistic. This skill of oil painting was never achieved before Leonardo Da Vinci. Like somone has already said...it is something that can only be appreciated in person.



Many times famous works of art are criticised for their simplicity or the thought "anyone could do that"...But one really needs to understand the context and time in which the piece was created to appreciate it's value and uniqueness.



The Mona Lisa has to be protected because it has been stolen and b/c someone attacked it once. It is one of the truly "priceless" items on earth as it could never be replaced and is considered a national treasure.



http://www.hepguru.com/monalisa/main_impact.php

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/L/leonardo/monalisa_text.jpg.html

Answer 2

It's famous for being famous. Kind of like the most photographed barn in America, if you've read Don DeLillo's "White Noise".



Basically, people want to go see it because it is an icon. They know exactly what it looks like because they have seen it everywhere, but they still want to go see it. And the massive amount of tourism and talk that is generated by all of that hubub makes more people want to go see it.



I think anyone can use it, but I am not sure if the Louvre has taken special copyrights on it. I too acknowledge that there are far greater pieces of art... the Mona Lisa was once criticized as a C- piece by a leading art professor... but it is what it is, I guess.

Answer 3

La Mona Lisa, or Bonnie or comely Lisa, also implying Madonna, was married to a man named Giaconda, therefore she is also known, as is the painting as La Giaconda...meaning she, of husband Giaconda. La Giconda had an intellectual, and especially intimate relationship, though not sexual, with LEONARDO da Vinci. Leonardo (of) Vinci, the town! Da Vinci is neither the artist's first or last name. The two of them model and artist were bonded in a rare friendship which both understood, revered and would not abandon at any cost.

Mona Lisa's husband fully understanding this, allowed it. If ever he felt a jealousy it has not been recorded. At the finish of the painting, Giaconda, the husband allowed Leonardo to keep it. For he knew well, his wife would be back with him. There is rumor that Leonardo was homosexual, but more likely he was asexual. However, his IQ was close to 400 hundred...his only interests; intellectual. There must have been something exceptionally extraordinary in la Giaconda to have attracted Leonardo's artist's eye, as well as his extremely superior intellect, because for the very most he was not interested in people at all.

That may have been the reason for her enigmatic smile...a knowledge that the 2 of them, she and Leonardo, were the sole 2, aware of one of the most rare unfathomable BONDS 2 people can have during their lives with one another.

It is known that for years after the painting was completed, that Leonardo would carry under his arms his precious "Mona Lisa". As a personal reminder of something he never revealed to anyone else. He did this for 8 years.



To say that "who the hell was Mona Lisa" and that you know a lot of people who could have painted that portrait only shows what little understanding you have of the artist, the iconography of the painting and of the subject.



Such shallow remark based on ignorance only backfires on the one who makes it.

There could never be another Mona Lisa...there is only THE ONE!!!



Works of great exception as is this painting do not come to a termination of popularity...their immortality is just that, a kind of For-Ever-Ness

And if you think any number of people on the street who could easily reproduce it...how could you possibly comment, on k how well, or no, it is guarded, or as you say protect it?

Wouldn't you have to have an understanding about what has you baffled of worth, within your appreciation, before you'd make any statement about ) (EVEN) its' protection?



What, are you ignorant, jealous, or Both?

Answer 4

Mona Lisa is so famous because its known that there was unknown codes which tells about Jesus Christ and lots of things about future that s why still some scientist are trying to search the meaning of it. l mean it wasn't only a art picture because there are some figures which tells about the reality of past time and future too.. for instance some people say , there is a man driven by leanorda vinci to show about some kinda mystery things blaba blaba you see that s why its so famous..

Answer 5

Star Wars - The Imperial March

Answer 6

The spirit looking through her eyes is very nice and in sky.That,s what people like in this painting.

Answer 7

It is famous becuase it is a mystery why Da Vinci painted this girl. no one knows who she is. and back then you were permitted to only paint people that hired you so when Da Vinci painted this and it wasn't a duke or duchess so it was a mystery to why he painted this certain girl.

Answer 8

Apparently you have never seen the real one in person.

Answer 9

When you know you know. G