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    the Mona Lisa painting that was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. Mona Lisa was twenty-four years old when her portrait was painted‚ and she was also wife of a prominent Florentine merchant. I’ve heard a lot about this painting‚ not based on the book‚ but other sources. Today Mona Lisa is Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous painting in the world. People from all around the world visit Mona Lisa in Paris. According to Daniel Tovrov Mona Lisa painting has six million visitors per year. Mona Lisa’s smile is

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    Work #1 Mona Lisa Leonardo de Vinci‚ i503-i507 Oil on poplar‚ (77 x 55cm‚ 30 x 21in) Muste de Louve‚ Paris Work # 2 Flowers of Edo: Young Woman’s narrative Chanting to the Shamison Kitagowa Utamoro‚ Mid 17903 Color wood block print (15 1/8 x 10/38.5 x 25.5 cm) Spencer Museums Art The University of Kansas I am not a professional art critic‚ I just like beautiful paintings. It is very fascinating to me the talent that some are born with. Dilect changes with time but a painting or message or imaginary

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    was thirty he started working for the Duke of Milan‚ Ludovico Sforza. This is where Leo had began his real works of art. All of these little projects led to him creating his most wonderful masterpieces; Madonna of the Rocks‚ the Last Supper‚ the Mona Lisa‚ and many more. These wonderful pieces of artwork have become very influential to a great number of young artists. Though it is not just the beauty of the art that makes them so famous‚ it is the was that Leonardo blends many different perspectives

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    the world‚ ‘Mona Lisa‚ viewers feel that the woman in the painting is watching them‚ regardless of their position in relation to the frame. Furthermore‚ her mysterious smile seems to suggest a thought. Gazing at Mona Lisa is an eerie experience that can only be felt when looking at the original as some of the effect is lost in reproductions. Many deem her partial smile to be the cause of her unsettling effect on viewers‚ while others attribute it to her unavoidable eyes. In any case‚ Mona Lisa’s portrait

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    The “Mona Lisa” painting is a good example of his work which contributed to the development of art in the Renaissance. The Mona Lisa is a portrait of a wife of a Florentine noble. She refused to smile; Leonardo even tried hiring musicians but that didn’t change her mind. At last‚ just for a second she smiled faintly and Leonardo was able to capture it

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    The Mona Lisa is said to be a portrait of the wife of a Florentine merchant‚ so her gaze would be meant for her husband. The Mona Lisa has very many mysteries‚ but the main one being her smile. To this day‚ it inspires many painters‚ sculptors‚ and writers. If you look closely at the paiting‚ the face of the woman is faced nearly frontal and the shoulders

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    changed the world of art for good. Leonardo da Vinci is important to the Renaissance in many more ways than just through paintings‚ but also through the new understandings‚ ideas‚ and inventions such as the Vitruvian Man‚ the flying machine‚ and the Mona Lisa. Leonardo da Vinci was considered to be very important to the Renaissance due to his new understanding of proportion through the Vitruvian Man. Leonardo was fascinated with the relationship between a square‚ circle and proportion. He learned from

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    the Pieta‚ as well as his painting of the Creation of Adam on the ceiling of the Sistine chapel was some of his great works that influenced the art of the 16th century; Leonardo da Vince also contributed great works such as; the Last Supper‚ the Mona Lisa‚ and the Modonna of the Rocks. 2. David a. Michelangelo was summoned by Piero Soderini‚ to sculpt the David from marble in Florence in 1501 (David‚ n.d.). His sculptor was different from previous ones in that he chose the moment before

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    Leonardo Da Vinci Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519) was one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance‚ and the greatest experiment scientist of his age. Leonardo Da Vinci was a painter‚ sculptor‚ architect‚ musician‚ and critic. He is a leading light of the Italian Renaissance. Leonardo Da Vinci affected society in a wonderful way. Leonardo Da Vinci made advancements in technology and medical. He also changed the way people looked at the body. Leonardo Da Vinci was born on April 15‚ 1452

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    In the film Pleasantville‚ directed by Gary Ross‚ women are looked at as objects. When the husband comes home from work‚ he expects the wife to be in the kitchen cooking dinner‚ or already have it ready when he arrives home. Very few women had jobs‚ their initial job was to be at home doing housework and taking care of the kids. To me‚ Pleasantville represented women just like that‚ until the end. The mom ended up leaving her husband and started doing her own thing‚ which I think is great. In the

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