A Revolutionary Marvel

The Mona Lisa

Wife of Francesco del Giocondo-nickname La Giocondo

Clothing Merchant in FlorenceProtrait painted after the birth of 2nd child or

after buying a new house1503-1507 unfinished until around 1519Oil on uncut poplar wood21 x 30”

Behind the Smile...Who is Mono Lisa?

Revolutionizing the way Art is perceived Through: ¾ PoseProfile

Raffaelino Del Garbo

Revolutionizing the way Art is perceived Through:Pyramidal

Composition-Draws eye upwards-hands make line

straight up to face

Revolutionizing the way Art is perceived Through:Atmospheric

Perspective-making the landscape hazy the further it goes back-Realistic focus on Mona Lisa

Revolutionizing the way Art is perceived Through:Use of humanized

landscape and Imaginary Landscape-Right side higher than Left - Use of Imaginary Landscape with a vanishing point behind Mona Lisa-Subdued color of imaginary landscape

Revolutionizing the way Art is perceived Through:Introduction of

Sfumato; blending and the use of multiple layers of thin color-depth-softness-movement

New Mastering, or old conventions?Hans Memeling

-Benedetto Portinari in Prayer 1487-3/4 pose, hands

Lorenzo di Cardi

Developing a Theatrical Perspective

Through Art:Pyramidal composition

-used to focus the eye

Random FactsEyebrows

accidentally removed by over-zealous cleaning

SmilePillars-RafaelVeil-mourning -virture

http://www.peintre-analyse.com/mona-lisaus.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IitbJszd1kM

http://www.louvre.fr/llv/oeuvres/detail_notice.jsp?CONTENT%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226503&CURRENT_LLV_NOTICE%3C%3Ecnt_id=10134198673226503&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=9852723696500816&bmLocale=en

http://www.paintinghere.com/painting/Mona_Lisa_Smile_80.html

http://derrickoniapineconeus.blogspot.com/2008/06/other-mona-lisa-and-ponderings-of-how.html

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