MonaLisa the great portrait even in modern world. The portrait has become one of the most internationally recognized pieces of art to date. The painting is significant in the fact that it has managed to survive over 500 years. Today, the painting is on display at Musee de Louvre in Paris, and is viewed by about six million people a year. Leonardo da Vinci painted `Mona Lisa` without adornment, jewellery, special hair treatment, or even special clothing. Leonardo's close relationship with nature along with his curiosity led him to many discoveries that have become exceedingly useful to all humans. He discovered that all aspects of nature function according to laws `nature does not break her law; nature is constrained by the logical necessity of her law which is inherent in her` and also that nature is always evolving. `With time everything changes`. He was the first person to introduce the principle of `cause and effect`. This principle is based on the concept that nature begins with an effect, and through experience we must investigate the cause. ` In nature there is no effect without cause; understand the cause and you will have no need of the experiment`. Da Vinci`s deep love for nature, knowledge, research and experience, was the central reason of both his artistic and scientific accomplishments. His originality in the field of painting influenced the course of Italian art for more than a century after his death, and his scientific studies. Da Vinci is known around the world for his paintings. He viewed art as a form of science and in his perspective an artist was suppose to acknowledge and observe many concepts prior his attempt to paint. He also believed that the foundation of art relied on studying the function of the eye. ` The eye which is the window of soul is the chief organ`. From studying the eye closely he was able to discover the technique of perspective, which included a mathematical method of creating three-dimensional space. He discovered the function of the pupil by creating a pine hole camera, which enabled him to understand the function of light rays and that they travel in straight lines, which he used in his paintings. The reason why the `Mona Lisa`, is famous is due to the profound facial expressions.
Da Vinci's style
The painting was among the first portraits to depict the sitter before an imaginary landscape and Da Vinci was one of the first painters to use aerial perspective. The enigmatic woman is portrayed seated in what appears to be an open loggia with dark pillar bases on either side. Behind her a vast landscape recedes to icy mountains. Winding paths and a distant bridge give only the slightest indications of human presence. The sensuous curves of the woman's hair and clothing are echoed in the undulating imaginary valleys and rivers behind her. The blurred outlines, graceful figure, dramatic contrasts of light and dark, and overall feeling of calm are characteristic of Da Vinci's style. Owing to the expressive synthesis that Da Vinci achieved between sitter and landscape it is arguable whether Mona Lisa should be considered as a traditional portrait, for it represents an ideal rather than a real woman. The sense of overall harmony achieved in the painting—especially apparent in the sitter's faint smile—reflects the idea of a link connecting humanity and nature.
Some thing Special
Mona Lisa has no clearly visible eyebrows or eyelashes. Some researchers claim that it was common at this time for genteel women to pluck these hairs, as they were considered unsightly. In 2007, French engineer Pascal Cotte announced that his ultra high resolution scans of the painting provide evidence that Mona Lisa was originally painted with eyelashes and with better visible eyebrows, but that these had gradually disappeared over time, perhaps as a result of overcleaning. For modern viewers the nearly missing eyebrows add to the slightly abstract quality of the face. A zoomed-in image of Mona Lisa's left eye revealed a single brush stroke in the eyebrow region, Cotte said.`I am an engineer and scientist, so for me all has to be logical. It was not logical that Mona Lisa does not have any eyebrows or eyelashes,` Cotte told. `The face of Mona Lisa appears slightly wider and the smile is different and the eyes are different,` Cotte said. `The smile is more accentuated` I would say.
Reserved Mood
The woman (MonaLisa) sits markedly upright with her arms folded, which is also a sign of her reserved posture. Only her gaze is fixed on the observer and seems to welcome them to this silent communication. Since the brightly lit face is practically framed with various much darker elements (hair, veil, shadows), the observer's attraction to it is brought to even greater extent. The woman appears alive to an unusual measure, which Da Vinci achieved by his new method not to draw the outlines, mainly in two features: the corners of the mouth, and the corners of the eyes. Leonardo Da Vinci is known for creating some of the world’s most famous paintings such as the The Last Supper, and Madonna of the Rocks.
The Eminent
Very few that have ever lived have been acknowledged as a genius. Leonardo Da Vinci was a renaissance man who was a true pioneer of his time. Though he is best known as an artist, he was far more than that. Da Vinci was also an engineer, inventor, and scientist. He had one of the best scientific minds of his time. He carried out research in fields ranging from architecture and civil engineering to astronomy, anatomy, geography, geology, and paleontology.
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