Interesting facts about Mona Lisa

know about Mona Lisa painting and its Facts?


  • The Mona Lisa is painting by the italian artist Leonardo da Vinci the painting is half-lenght portrait. It is described as " the best know, the most written about,the most visited, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world, and considered as  archetypal masterpiece of italian Renaissance.
  • The Mona Lisa - by Leonardo Da Vinci. Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, is the wife of Francesco del Giocondo. This painting is painted as oil on wood. The original painting size is 77 x 53 cm (30 x 20 7/8 in) and is owned by by the Government of France and is on the wall in the Louvre in Paris, France.

                          

  • 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. It is from Vasari that the painting received the name Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda in Italian or La Joconde in French.

why mona lisa painting is special?



  • Leonardo da Vinci exploited an optical illusion to create a unique smile on the face of Mona Lisa. Da Vinci painted Mona Lisa that the eyes of her fall directly in center of vision of the person who is viewing the painting and lips fall just under the periphery of the viewer's vision According to art experts, the Mona Lisa is the best known, most visited, and overall most famous work of art in the entire world. Painted by da Vinci between 1503 and 1506, the Mona Lisa is an oil painting on a poplar panel. Acquired by King Francis I of France, the Mona Lisa is now the property of France.



  • Another thing which makes the painting very special is the Lace on Mona Lisa's dress. The transparency of the veil shows da Vinci first painted a landscape and then used transparency techniques to paint the veil atop it. A change in the position of the left index and middle finger. The elbow was repaired from damage due to a rock thrown at the painting in 1956.

How much time the painting takes?


  • Historians agree that Leonardo commenced the painting of Mona Lisa in 1503, working on it for approximately four years and keeping it himself for some years after.it took another 3 years to complete, up to the year the painter died in 1519. Around 7 years of painting. Da Vinci has spend 7 years to fully complete the fabulous painting of Mona Lisa. 

Where is real Mona Lisa painting?



  • The Mona Lisa painting is one of the most emblematic portrait in the art history, And located in Louvre. Joined the collection of the court of France before being added to the work on display at the Louvre mausem.It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic itself, on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797.



Must know facts of Mona Lisa painting.

             
  1. leonardo da Vinci takes  7 years to complete the painting. 
  2. Mona Lisa painting was famous in Paris. But get more traffic after stole of it from the museum.
  3. Pablo Picasso who was also a famous artist of paris was Suspected of stealing the Mona Lisa.
  4. At the time of 2nd world war change 6 time from it place. To prevent from Germans.
  5. Student of Vinci create a nude version of Mona Lisa between 1514-1516 which is known as Mona Vanna and its body position is same as Mona Lisa. And it is located at the museum of Paris "conda museum".
  6. da Vinci use more than 30 layer to give illusion to Mona Lisa painting.
  7. Mona Lisa known as one of the most valuable painting. In 1962 estimated worth was $100 million. And in 2019 $700 million.
  8. Size of the painting is 30 by 19 inches and weight is 8kg.
  9. One long standard mystery of the painting is why Mona Lisa does have eyelashes. In october 2007,pascol cottle, a french engineer and inventor, says he discovered with a high-definition camera that he paint eyebrows but it may be possible that they are erased while cleaning the painting. 
  10. Alien high priest found in the painting according to conspiracy theorists.

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