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06-06-2007, 11:53 PM
Did you know that the Mona Lisa is not the Mona Lisa???
The famous painting done by Leonardo Da Vinci that everyone calls the Mona Lisa is not really called that. Its real title is La Gioconda.
The woman in the painting was the wife of a man named Francesco del Gioconda, and so the painting was titled, by its creator La Gioconda. It was known for a time as the Madonna Lisa, which probably explains why it has its present name.
Mona was a common Italian contraction of madonna, meaning my lady, the equivalent of the English Madam, so the title means Madam Lisa.
Mona Lisa =means=Madam Lisa,,,but her name is Lisa Gioconda Leonardo created this painting over many years, beginning in 1503. When he finished it is debated by historians. During this time, he also was painting many other things, building sculptures, and making new inventions.
As for her famous smile, art historians still debate why she is smiling and what that smile represents. Everyone who sees the painting probably has his or her own ideas.
http://www.fonon.net/images3/fananon_wa_rwad/Leonardo_da_Vinci/Leonardo_da_Vinci_03.jpg
Mona Lisa
La Gioconda
Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1503–1507
Oil on poplar
77 × 53 cm, 30 × 21 in
Musée du Louvre, Paris[/mark]
One last thing: Did you ever notice that the woman in this most of paintings has no eyebrows? It's true. Look closely. Women at that time were considered more beautiful if they had their eyebrows shaved.
The famous painting done by Leonardo Da Vinci that everyone calls the Mona Lisa is not really called that. Its real title is La Gioconda.
The woman in the painting was the wife of a man named Francesco del Gioconda, and so the painting was titled, by its creator La Gioconda. It was known for a time as the Madonna Lisa, which probably explains why it has its present name.
Mona was a common Italian contraction of madonna, meaning my lady, the equivalent of the English Madam, so the title means Madam Lisa.
Mona Lisa =means=Madam Lisa,,,but her name is Lisa Gioconda Leonardo created this painting over many years, beginning in 1503. When he finished it is debated by historians. During this time, he also was painting many other things, building sculptures, and making new inventions.
As for her famous smile, art historians still debate why she is smiling and what that smile represents. Everyone who sees the painting probably has his or her own ideas.
http://www.fonon.net/images3/fananon_wa_rwad/Leonardo_da_Vinci/Leonardo_da_Vinci_03.jpg
Mona Lisa
La Gioconda
Leonardo da Vinci, circa 1503–1507
Oil on poplar
77 × 53 cm, 30 × 21 in
Musée du Louvre, Paris[/mark]
One last thing: Did you ever notice that the woman in this most of paintings has no eyebrows? It's true. Look closely. Women at that time were considered more beautiful if they had their eyebrows shaved.