Although‚ “Mona Lisa” is a spelling error. It is actually spelled “Monna Lisa” in the original Italian script. ‘Monna’ is short for ‘Madonna’ and the phrase roughly translates to “My Lady Lisa”. Da Vinci’s work is also the most mysterious painting. For instance‚ the figure in the painting is believed to be a woman named Lisa Gherardini‚ a mother of two children. On the other hand‚ it is believed that the woman is the
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period. How the information was obtained was gruesome for not being a doctor‚ but then again some people have to satisfy that curious mind. Da Vinci’s works were that survived have great value today. I researched the internet to see how much The Mona Lisa is worth and have not found an exact figure. Somewhere between $787 Million to $1 Billion. Wow‚ do I need that
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ESSAY- “Artists are no longer the makers of their art but have become manages and coordinators” Marcel Duchamp was born on July 28th‚ 1887 in France. He is most famous for his ready-made artwork called “Fountain” 1917‚ a urinal which was not made by Duchamp‚ the only modification made to the urinal was a signature signed by Marcel Duchamp which was not his. This caused controversy over whether this was really an artwork. In saying this‚ Marcel Duchamp‚ his ready-mades (‘Bicycle Wheel”1913 and “Fountain”1917)
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For my project I selected to use the Mona Lisa Portrait. The reason for me selecting this painting was because it is the world’s most famous painting. For hundreds of years people have been astounded by this painting. Not only is this painting one of the most well known artworks it is also the most valuable. The small painting is estimated to bring nearly 1 Billion dollars if it were ever to be sold at auction. One of the main reasons The Mona Lisa is famous is because many people wrote about
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paint with him‚ though eventually ending his career because he was humiliated that he had been outshone by his student. Da Vinci was accepted into the Painters Guild of Florence. The most famous of Leonardo Da Vinci’s art would be the portrait of "Mona Lisa" also known as La Gioconda (wife of Frances Giocondo). You can find it in the Louvre Today. You may have also heard of "The Last Supper"‚ a religious piece of Jesus eating his last supper. Many people still study both these paintings today‚ still
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FUNCTIONS OF ART Functions of Art 1. Art for decoration and ornamentation. A decoration used to embellish parts of a building or object. Large figurative elements such as monumental sculpture and their equivalents in decorative art are excluded from the term; most ornament does not include human figures‚ and if present they are small compared to the overall scale 2. Art for adornment to indicate social rank. These include cosmetics‚ jewelers‚ clothing accessories‚ facial hair‚ fingernail
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history was the theft of Mona Lisa at The Louvre in Paris‚ France in 1911. Italian workman Vincenzo Perugia was irritated to see an Italian masterpiece in a French museum‚ so he removed Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the wall while he was alone in the room and walked out of the museum with the painting under his smock. For about two years‚ the painting was missing‚ but its popularity grew as the French public would stand in lines to view the blank space where the Mona Lisa had lived. Two years after
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30-Second Leonardo Da Vinci by Marina Wallace is a well written‚ informing book. One main idea from the book is that Leonardo’s “most celebrated”‚ page 111‚ work is the “Mona Lisa”. On page 111 the author states that the Mona Lisa is the “...most celebrated‚ most imitated” of his works‚ also on page 111 the author states that the Mona Lisa is a “… iconic example of Leonardo’s genius. A second main idea from the story is that Leonardo was very ahead of his time in reference to warfare. On page 102 it states
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Over 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa at the Louvre every year. Da Vinci had an amazing talent at portraying light and shadow in his artwork‚ as well as physical objects and their landscape. He may have not be credited with the ideas of many inventions‚ but his sketches were the basis
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in such a state‚ cities all junk‚ roads like jigsaws from bombs and half the cornfields glowing with radioactivity at night?’” Specifically it takes place in a town square‚ as it says in the text‚ that we assume is in Europe because the painting‚ Mona Lisa is currently held in Europe. | Mood or Atmosphere or Tone | - Despairing - Forlorn - Oppressed - Bitter This is a place full of people who have destroyed their own town‚ and history
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