Thank you for this most interesting exposition of this famous lady and artist. I have always bee fascinated by the Mona Lisa painting. Always a must do visit each time I visit Paris. A magnificent painting of a beautiful woman. When in Florence I also visit the Uffizi ,another treasure of Europe and not to be missed.
Thank you for this information. I may be related, but my family is from Fanano. Still looking for ancestors. Great info thanks again…. Some fact and some fiction by Jeanne Kalogridis. So was checking to find the truth. Thank you for the information, tremendous research and so interesting! Well thank you so much, Wonder Friend Bethany! We're glad you're here! What did you learn from our artistic Wonder today? Hey there, Lauren!
Leonardo Da Vinci, the artist, was commissioned or hired by Lisa's husband to paint the portrait. Over the years different people have owned the painting, but it's now located in the Louvre, a museum in Paris! We hope you'll be able to visit it one day! Hey there, Wonder Friend Matt Awesome! Thanks for sharing your comment today! We are glad you've been thinking about the painting of Mona Lisa! In our Wonder, you'll learn about Leonardo Da Vinci and his many talents-- he one of the reasons Mona Lisa is so famous!
In addition to Da Vinci, we're not really sure about Mona Lisa's expression-- is she smiling, grinning, smirking, frowning? We're glad you're back, Wonder Friend Deja! It sounds like you learned a lot from our artistic Wonder; nice work! We are also happy that your teacher has shared Wonderopolis with all of her awesome students! Come back to visit us soon, Deja!
Have a great day! What a great recommendation, Wonder Friend Jaclyn! We are going to have to head to the library to check out that book-- thanks for telling us all about it! What a great Wonder Friend! We learned something new today, too, Wonder Friend Gavin! It's great that you can understand the title of Mona Lisa-- it makes more sense now that we know her full name! We hope to see you soon! Hey there, Wonder Friend Nadia! We don't think you'll have to worry about finding the money to purchase it, since it is going to be in the French museum, the Louvre, for a very long time!
This way, people from all over the world can visit to see the painting! See you soon! Hey there, Wonder Friends in Mrs. Coleman's Class! We learned all about Mona Lisa the woman and the painting! Lucas, Aidan, Xavier, and Shelby did a great job summarizing what they learned today! Isabelle, William, Angel, and Logan: we think it is great that each of you has a connection to the painting!
There are so many great guesses from Shaviyana, Chris, Tayler, and Ben! We're smiling ear-to-ear! Thanks for visiting us! We are so happy our Wonder Friends in Mrs. J's Class have been using their Wonder brains to guess the next Wonder! Nice work! It's cool that you have been thinking about the hint and using context clues to guess!
Hey there, Mrs. They did a super job of commenting while you were out we're happy your son is feeling better! Wonder Friends in Mrs. Hess' class, we are sending your virtual high fives! Shalize and Jake, we think this is one mysterious painting, too! We are glad it is safe in the Louvre so no one can touch it or vandalize it. Leslie and Jaaron, it sounds like you have both made great connections to lessons you've learned in class! We Wonder if Lupe is an art expert?
We are glad you watched a video about the science behind bullet proof glass! We love when you use your creative imaginations! What a great idea, Wonder Friends in Mr. Bertsch's Class! It sounds like we've got some Wonder Friends who appreciate many different types of art! We like your style! Dorough's Class! It's great to Wonder with you today! We bet you and your friends will do a spectacular job! Thank you for sharing your comment and guess, K.
Thanks for telling us, Wonder Friend Kennedy! We're so happy you're here today and we hope to Wonder with you again soon! What a treat on this awesome Tuesday! We are happy to know that Mona Lisa inspired you to continue to think about her life, Leonardo Da Vinci's other works and hist talent!
We hope you stay warm in OHIO tonight! Make sure you've got some hot chocolate available, just in case you have a snow day! Way to go, Wonder Friend Laila S!
Great work! Thanks for sharing your comment about today's Wonder, Mrs. Smith's Class! We like your description of Mona Lisa-- she is thinking, posing, happy, beautiful! What great Wonder words! We hope you're feeling better, Wonder Friend Jayden! We're so glad you're here today, and we are glad you shared your thoughts about respecting art! We liked learning about the safe case the Mona Lisa painting sits in Hey there, Wonder Friend Karsen!
It sounds like you and Wonder Friend Alexa are on the same page-- you have very similar comments! Thanks for telling us about your Wonder guess for tomorrow, too! Isn't it amazing to imagine the value of the Mona Lisa, Eiffie? We Wonder if you've checked out another art Wonder Hey there, Alexa, thanks for sharing your comment about today's Wonder. We're sorry to hear it's not one of your favorites but we are glad that you appreciated Da Vinci's artistic talent!
We hope you'll try your hand at painting, pottery or another type of art-- we would love to hear about it! Thanks for telling us about your awesome guess for tomorrow's Wonder! You did a great job using context clues! We hope you can visit the Louvre to see the Mona Lisa in person, Maddy! See you tomorrow! How cool, Wonder Friend Tatianna!
We're so glad that this Wonder connected to what you've been learning in art class! We are glad the video allowed us enough time to study the beautiful portrait! Have a terrific Tuesday! Hey there, Wonder Friend Chris! We are glad you shared your answer to today's Wonder! While the woman in the painting is no longer alive, she is believed to have been Lisa Gherardini. Lisa's husband wanted to celebrate their new home and new baby boy with a painting, so he requested that Da Vinci paint his wife to decorate their home.
WOW, it sounds like this was a great connection to what you're learning in class, Kamaria! We love that today's Wonder made you think of another Wonder-- you're putting together awesome ideas and facts!
We think it's cool that you have been reading about Leonardo Da Vinci already- what an interesting man! We bet you can use your awesome imagination to form a guess for tomorrow's Wonder, Payson! What was your favorite fact from today's grinning Wonder? Thank you so much, Wonder Friend Page! We are glad you're here this morning! What is your favorite part of today's artistic Wonder? Hey there, Ms. Bayko's Class, we are so happy you shared your Wonder comment with us this morning!
One of the coolest things about art is that everyone's opinion matters! Mona Lisa's identity. Based on the mid-sixteenth century biography of Leonardo da Vinci by Giorgio Vasari, many historians believe the painting is a portrait of Madam Lisa Giocondo, wife of a wealthy Florentine. Mona missing the crime the suspects Mona's identity Leonardo's technique myth of Mona Lisa Mona's return timeline.
The painting was among the first portraits to depict the sitter before an imaginary landscape and Leonardo 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, created through sfumato, 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.
Due 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.
In the Renaissance which brought together all human activities, art meant science, art meant truth to life: Leonardo da Vinci was a great figure because he embodied the epic endeavor of Italian art to conquer universal values: he who combined within himself the fluctuating sensitivity of the artist and the deep wisdom of the scientist, he, the poet and the master.
In his Mona Lisa , the individual, a sort of miraculous creation of nature, represents at the same time the species: the portrait goes beyond its social limitations and acquires a universal meaning. Although Leonardo worked on this picture as a scholar and thinker, not only as a painter and poet, the scientific and philosophical aspects of his research inspired no following.
But the formal aspect - the new presentation, the nobler attitude, and the increased dignity of the model - had a decisive influence over Florentine portraits of the next twenty years, over the classical portrait. With his Mona Lisa, Leonardo created a new formula, at the same time more monumental and more lively, more concrete and yet more poetic than that of his predecessors. Before him, portraits had lacked mystery; artists only represented outward appearances without any soul, or, if they showed the soul, they tried to express it through gestures, symbolic objects, or inscriptions.
The Mona Lisa alone is a living enigma: the soul is there, but inaccessible. The French king displayed the painting in his Fontainebleau palace where it remained for a century. At the outset of the 19th century, Napoleon Bonaparte kept the painting in his boudoir.
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