What's so PRICELESS about the Mona Lisa?

[xabistuff]

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wa jud ko ka gets unsay naa anang monalisa

[ares623]

when an artist dies, his works become rare since he can't create more work. and rare stuff is always expensive.
hehe ako ra nang logic..

[blur]

1. It was painted by the great Rennaissance man Leonardo Da Vinci
2. Thus it has come to symbolize the Rennaissance era.
3. It was Leonardo's favorite painting. He carried it around with him for 10 years before he sold it.
4. It's one of a few paintings that Leonardo actually finished.
5. It's one of the best examples of sfumato style of painting
6. Most portraits at that time were full length, its one of the first to introduce the waist up approach.
7. Original symbol of the feminine mystique
8. The identity of Mona Lisa. Some say she was the wife of a silk merchant. Some say its Leonardo's self portrait.
9. Mona Lisa Smile. Is she happy? is she sad? Some say her smile is due to the sfumato style painting. Some say her smile is the way it is because she had bad teeth. Some say she was beaten up by her husband and was badly bruised dring the painting. Some say she was mourning the death of her husband.
10. The Mona Lisa's fame is not really due to how pretty the painting is. It's famous mostly because of its history and mystery.
11. During the 1900s the Mona Lisa became famous simply because it was famous.

[abuot]

it was rumored that the mona lisa was a self portrait of Leonardo himself..yep,Leonardo was homosexual,i hear..and cross dressing was queer at that time so he painted himself(while looking at the mirror) if he was a girl..

it was also a symbolic reuniting of the masculine and feminine aspect..the name Mona Lisa was a combination of two Egyptian god and goddess AMON and ISIS..

this was probably why he treasured this painting so much..it was said that he brought this painting anywhere he went..it was the scholars or critics who gave this paintng much vaue..it was Leonardo himself

[jash_ville]

that's the mystery that no one else could perfectly explain...

[xabistuff]

mystery ei... so all those stories they tell us, have no hard evidence? coz mystery is equals to ignorance.. right? mystery meaning you dont know what happned thats why they call it mystery..

[gareb]

xabistuff:

there are many speculations on what the famed Mona Lisa represented. since it was acquired after Leonardo di ser Piero (da Vinci)'s demise, scholars have given various interpretations on what the painting meant, and who the Mona Lisa was. even to this day, a plethora of explanations have arisen on the mysterious woman and his equally fascinating smile.

blur has enumerated the various reasons on why the artwork is considered priceless. however, i beg to differ into your quick association of the word 'mystery' with 'ignorance'.

learned people have dissected what was known of Leonardo's life and came up with various surprising secrets that the master held to himself. they have reached various conclusions which we might consider quite far off, but fortunately, there is always evidence, however circumstantial, to back up their claims.

many things about Leonardo da Vinci, as well as his famous Mona Lisa is shrouded in mystery and that is precisely why it appeals to many. a ready explanation would not entice people to dig deeper and find out the truth behind a mystery.

when someone acts to find a solution to such mysteries, that is the precise time when the dark veil of ignorance is lifted.

[xabistuff]

thats the word they used.. "mystery" read up

[Banzai05]

Hos much is the painting of Mona Lisa?

[chuva_erkz]

her smile is enigmatic