The Mona Lisa
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Title
The Mona Lisa
Subject
Art
Description
This is the Mona Lisa. Well known to be painted by Leonardo DaVinci during the Italian Renaissance, where artists learned a great deal on how to make more realistic paintings.
Though the painting itself is important in art history, people undoubtedly over-hype this painting. There are tens of thousands of other portraits that are on par with this painting or even better. If one goes to the Louvre, people crowd around this average looking painting to take a picture on their phone while they are surrounded by several other beautiful pieces of art. What do people think about when they consider the Mona Lisa? Do they really make personal emotional ties to the painting? I personally don't feel much when I see the painting. I can get much more from a student made art piece that directly challenges modern-day difficulties.
What does this mean for the validity of the Mona Lisa? Why do we put so much importance into this painting? What if we did not listen to what the art fanatics said and just saw art for our own interpretations?
Though the painting itself is important in art history, people undoubtedly over-hype this painting. There are tens of thousands of other portraits that are on par with this painting or even better. If one goes to the Louvre, people crowd around this average looking painting to take a picture on their phone while they are surrounded by several other beautiful pieces of art. What do people think about when they consider the Mona Lisa? Do they really make personal emotional ties to the painting? I personally don't feel much when I see the painting. I can get much more from a student made art piece that directly challenges modern-day difficulties.
What does this mean for the validity of the Mona Lisa? Why do we put so much importance into this painting? What if we did not listen to what the art fanatics said and just saw art for our own interpretations?
Creator
Leonardo DaVinci
Source
Currently, the Piece is from the Louvre, but this image was derived off of Google Images, more specifically, Britannica.
Publisher
Britannica.com
Date
1503
Rights
The Louvre has the current rights to the Painting
Format
Online Image, 1280 × 1936 pixels
Type
Art
Files
Citation
Leonardo DaVinci, “The Mona Lisa,” Manhattan College Omeka , accessed September 20, 2024, https://omeka-pilot.manhattan.edu/items/show/161.