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" Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci
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" Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci
An analysi of the early sixteenth century painting. A look at the subject matter, style, landscape, technique and personality of the woman portrayed.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages) |
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1989
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" In Leonardo da Vinci's time (1452 - 1519) his painting of the "Mona Lisa" was already well known for its realism. As the years passed a certain mystery surrounded the lady. The painting seems to suggest soft feminine qualities. The "Mona Lisa" illustrates the use of decreasing color and contrast in the landscape background. Leonardo was one of the first painters to bring this phenomenon to the canvas. All of these factors brought attention to the "Mona Lisa" and it continues to hold people's attention as no painting has before or since. All of these factors make the painting particularly significant, but one additional factor that makes it vital to the art world is the use of the painting in identifying other works as those of Leonardo's.Techniques employed by Leonardo in his works and seen in the..."
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" Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Mona-Lisa-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci/18034
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"" Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Mona-Lisa-by-Leonardo-da-Vinci/18034>
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