Mona lisa

Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. This painting is painted as oil on wood. The original painting size is 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in) and is owned by the Government of France and is on the wall in the Louvre in Paris, France. This figure of a woman, dressed in the Florentine fashion of her day and seated in a visionary, mountainous landscape, is a remarkable instance of Leonardo's sfumato technique of soft, heavily shaded modeling. The Mona Lisa's enigmatic expression, which seems both alluring and aloof, has given the portrait universal fame. The Mona Lisa's famous smile represents the sitter in the same way that the juniper branches represent The painting was among the first portraits to depict the sitter before an imaginary landscape and Leonardo was one of the first painters to use aerial perspective. The enigmatic woman is portrayed seated in what appears to be an open loggia with dark pillar bases on either side. Behind her, a vast landscape recedes to icy mountains. Winding paths and a distant bridge give only the slightest indications of human presence. The sensuous curves of the woman's hair and clothing, created through sfumato, are echoed in the undulating imaginary valleys and rivers behind her. The blurred outlines, graceful figure, dramatic contrasts of light and dark, and overall feeling of calm are characteristic of da Vinci's style. Due to the expressive synthesis that da Vinci achieved between sitter and landscape...

Mona Lisa (Italian: La Gioconda, French: La Joconde) Oil on poplar 77 × 53 cm, 30 × 21 in Mona Lisa (also known as La Gioconda) is a sixteenth century portrait painted in oil on a Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo. The painting is a half-length portrait and depicts a woman whose expression is often described as enigmatic. The ambiguity of the sitter's expression, the monumentality of the half-figure composition, and the subtle modeling of forms and atmospheric illusionism were novel qualities that have contributed to the painting's continuing fascination. Few other works of art have been subject to as much scrutiny, study, mythologizing, and parody. Contents • 1 Background • 2 Subject and title • 3 Aesthetics • 4 Theft and vandalism • 5 Conservation • 5.1 Poplar panel • 5.2 Frame • 5.3 Cleaning and touch-up • 5.4 Infrared scan • 5.5 Display • 6 Fame • 7 Speculation about the painting • 8 Legacy • 9 Notes • 10 References • 11 External links • 12 Credits Main article: Mona Lisa is named for The sitter's identity was ascertained at the University of Heidelberg in 2005 by a library expert who discovered a 1503 margin note written by Agostino Vespucci. Scholars had been of many minds, identifying at least four different paintings as the Mona Lisa La Gioconda, Mona Lisa The painting's title stems from a description by Prese Lionardo a fare per Francesco del Giocondo il ritratto di mona Lisa sua moglie). ma donna means my lady. This became mona. Mona is ...

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Has the Mona Lisa's great mystery been solved after 500 years? - The Jerusalem Post (function (a, d, o, r, i, c, u, p, w, m) ); What is the location of the Mona Lisa in the painting? Italian art historian Silvano Vinceti, after working with the La Rocca cultural association and based on new historical documents and comparisons of different photographs of the painting, claims to have identified the bridge seen in the background of the Mona Lisa. Portrait of Leonardo da Vinci (from Characaturas by Leonardo da Vinci, from Drawings by Wincelslaus Hollar, out of the Portland Museum) (credit: Wikimedia Commons) "It is the Romito Etruscan-Roman bridge, also known as Ponte di Valle, located in the municipality of Laterina in the province of Arezzo," Vinceti told the news outlet ANSA, referring to a bridge over the Arno River in Tuscany. var cont = ` Sign up for The Jerusalem Post Premium Plus for just $5 Upgrade your reading experience with an ad-free environment and exclusive content `; document.getElementById("linkPremium").innerHTML = cont; var divWithLink = document.getElementById("premium-link"); if(divWithLink !== null && divWithLink !== 'undefined') ); The Jerusalem Post Customer Service Center can be contacted with any questions or requests: Telephone: *2421 * Extension 4 Jerusalem Post or 03-7619056 Fax: 03-5613699 E-mail: [email protected] The center is staffed and provides answers on Sundays through Thursdays between 07:00 AM and 14:00 PM and Fridays only handles distribut...