Leonardo da Vinci, Mona Lisa
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Location
Florence, Italy
How does daVinci revolutionize Italian portrait painting?
He revolutionized portrait painting by using sfumato to create a more realistic painting.
Period
High Renaissance
artist
Leonardo da Vinci
Who is the Mona Lisa a portrait of?
Lisa Gheradini del Giocondo
Title
Mona Lisa
Material
Oil on Panel
Where is she looking?
She is looking out unto us which is unusual because women during this time were not allowed to look at men in the face (disrespectful)
Why is it so famous?
Subject of admiration?
Setting
The Louvre (behind a bullet proof glass)
Why is the Mona Lisa enigmatic?
Because she is difficult to interpret; eyes, smile, way she is positioned, way she is looking at us.
Date
1503-05