The Medium Of Art By Leonardo Da Vinci 's Mona Lisa

This study serves as a gender focused analysis of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa. The original piece of artwork was painted with oil on a white poplar panel in Florence, Italy around 1503 during the latter part of Leonardo da Vinci’s life. The artist was an Italian Renaissance artist who had a wide variety of interests. The woman who is believed to be depicted in the painting is Lisa Gherardini, a wife and mother of five children who married to an older man named Francesco di Bartolomeo di Zanobi del Giocondo at the age of only fifteen. The words “Mona Lisa” often translate to the words “Madam Lisa”. Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of Mona Lisa has a strong resemblance to the description of the Virgin Mary, which during the Renaissance period was viewed as a representation of the ideal woman. The artist achieves a sense of softness around Mona Lisa’s eyes and mouth, portraying a kindness and calmness about the woman. Nevertheless, this painting was also one of the first portraits to have an imaginary background, Leonardo strategically placed this mysterious background at the woman’s eye level so that the two are related to one another. The background contains a large landscape with a very long path, cold mountains towards the distance, and a very small bridge right above her shoulder on the right side of the painting. Despite her very soft look, something about Mona Lisa and

In a world that has become immune to accepting all types of art, Marya Mannes believes we have lost our standards and ability to identify something as “good” or “bad”. In her essay, “How Do You Know It’s Good”, she discusses society’s tendency to accept everything out of fear of wrongly labelling something as being good or bad. She touches on various criteria to judge art, such as the artist’s purpose, skill and craftsmanship, originality, timelessness, as well as unity within a piece rather than chaos. She says that an individual must decide if something is good “on the basis of instinct, experience, and association” (Mannes). I believe that by using standards and the process of association, we will be able to judge what makes an art piece good in comparison to others. However, Mannes forces me to consider the difference between what may be appealing versus what is actually good, and when deciding which art we should accept, which is truly more important. I believe that “good” and “bad” are two ends of a large, subjective spectrum of grey area. It is possible for a piece of art to be good in some areas and bad in others, and if something does not live up to all of our standards, it does not necessarily mean it should be dismissed. Thus, I believe my personal standards for judging art are based on which my standards are largely based on the personal reaction evoked from a piece of art. Though I agree with Mannes’ standards to an extent, I believe that certain standards, such as evoking a personal response, can be more telling of if a piece of art is good as opposed to its timelessness, or the level of experience of an artist in his/her craft.

It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, but maybe they are worth far more than that. Pictures, although seemingly simple in nature, are extremely complex. Far too often, people overlook what a picture truly is. When a person looks at an image, they most likely see only the image, nothing else. Many people do not look deep enough into an image to fully comprehend the true meaning of it. However, when an individual begins to truly study an image in an attempt to understand the true complexity of it, they will be surprised at what they overlooked before. As stated by French Realist Painter, Gustave Courbet, “Fine art is knowledge made visible.”

Artworks have played an indelible work to the lives of humanity. The creative nature in Artists is a complex matter to define. The uncertainties in the intrinsic nature in art lay difficult aspects that can only be answered by values, themes and skills depicted in an artist artwork. Apart from playing the intricate psychological effect on humans, the artworks have been used as a tool of expression that has been revered and uniquely preserved for future generation. Among some of the most revered modern forms of artwork has included Chicano Art that had a core relationship to Las Carpas, Indigenismo, rascuachismo and other forms of performance art.

An artist's job is to interpret, and express the aspects of life in a creative fashion. War has played a big part in shaping our human history, and many artists have portrayed their feelings about art through paintings, and even monuments. Whether it be to show; the joy of victory, the sorrow of defeat, or to educate the public on the gory realities of war. Art about war can also show us a great amount of history of the kinds of weapons that were used at the time. It is necessary for artists to interpret, and criticize all aspects of life; even ones as tragic as war, It can make the public more aware of what goes on in times of war.

However, nothing is being talked about in today’s art world than past art work. For example, Leonardo Davinci’s Mona lisa .I am writing this paper to describe a painting which i have chosen to research on. The painting i chose to research on is The Lovers by Riza-yi’ Abbasi. It was

Leonardo da Vinci was one of the stunning craftsmen back in the 1500's. He was a painter, stone carver, planner, builder, and a researcher. Amid the Renaissance, the depictions that he drew were colossal. He drew works of art like the Mona Lisa and the Last Dinner. He went to different spots to influence his fantasy to work out as expected. Leonardo began off as a collaborator, yet transformed into a pioneer and a craftsman later in his life. After Leonardo turned 15, his dad chose to take him to a renowned craftsman named Andrea del Verrocchio. A significant number of the painted assembling of Verrocchio's workshop wound up noticeably executed by method for his faculty. Concurring with Vasari, Leonardo cooperated with Verrocchio on his sanctification of Christ, demonstrating the more youthful holy messenger holding Jesus' robe in a way that was to date better than his lord's that Verrocchio put down his brush and not the slightest bit painted once more. This is most likely an exaggeration. On close exam, the show tells about a decent arrangement that has been painted or touched up finished the gum based paint the utilization of the new strategy for oil paint, the wide perspective of a nature scene, the stones that might be seen through the dark colored mountain stream and a significant part of the observing of Jesus demonstrating the veracity of the hand of Leonardo. Leonardo himself can likewise have been the form for 2 works by Verrocchio, which incorporate the bronze statue of David inside the Bargello and the Most elevated amount holy messenger Michael in Tobias and the Heavenly attendant. By the age of twenty, Leonardo confirmed as an ace inside the association of individuals of St Luke, the craftsmen and specialists of prescription, yet even after his dad set him up in his own workshop, his connection to Verrocchio turned out to be to such an extent that he kept on cooperating with him. Leonardo's soonest perceived dated depictions is an attracting pen and ink of the Arno valley, drawn on August 5,1473. Leonardo da Vinci is altogether different from alternate figures in World History. Leonardo da Vinci was an exclusive tyke until the point that he was mature enough to work for Andrea del Verrocchio. He

There are many mysteries surrounding Leonardo Da Vinci's Mona Lisa painting, many of which have never been solve and continues to plague the art society. As more centuries past since the creation of this famous woman, more mysteries are solve and yet at the same time more are created. For many years one of the biggest mysteries was who stole the Mona Lisa from the Louvre in 1911 and its travels to Asia and North America during the 1960s and 1970s contributed to the painting's iconization and fame. Which then lead to the idea of why Da Vinci would paint this specific image. Why would such a famous painter create this image of this woman, who had one point could not be describe as either

For my mathematical exploration I will be comparing a piece of Renaissance art with a modern logo and showing the mathematical principles each artist utilized to create a harmonious and balanced composition. This exploration entails a discussion of geometric forms, the Fibonacci Spiral, and the Golden Ratio.

The Mona Lisa Is without a doubt the Most famous painting in the world, given so it makes it such a target for many people. It was stolen in august 1911 from an art museum in Paris France called the Louvre. The man who stole it did it right after the museum closed for the day so nobody could see him do it. Which makes you wonder who stole it, how did they steal it, why is it so famous?

After going through the modules and learning many art history areas and well known artist master, There understanding of style mixed with cultural and religion just examples the passion these masters had. one of the most known portrait painting throughout the world was the Mona Lisa painted in 1503-6 by Leonardo Da Vinci. His work slowly transformed High Renaissance painting into a form of artistic creation that was unlike in the entire world, The use of "chiaroscuro" (light and dark modulated to create effects of relief or modeling), "sfumato"(misty, soft blending of colors) and a real perspective, which indicates the distance by grading tones and muting colors contrasts.

Born in San Francisco in 1939, Richard Serra is one of the important minimalist artists in our time. He was known for his significantly large-scaled sculptures using metal sheets that are now displayed in New York’s famous museums such as the Guggenheim, The Museum of Modern Art’s Exhibition “Forty Years” and the Dia: Beacon. His abstract work draws attention to viewers, for it shows visual and physical interests.

When we talk Renaissance art, we’re talking about a period of art that has a plentiful amount of innovation and creation within the time period. Its artists are innovative, highly devoted to the work of art their working on, and above all else committed to the recreation of a different style of art following the Middle Ages. Having to decide on a piece of art from the Renaissance period to write about is tougher than one would think. There are so many great artist and so many great pieces of art to choose from, for example you have Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo not to mention all the other greats from that period. On the other hand, in terms of art work you have the Mona Lisa which is heavily cherished throughout the world, the painting of the Sistine Chapel also cherished, and The Last Supper which is probably the most reproduced piece today that’s seen in multiple locations. The piece of art that strikes me not only emotionally, but gracefully is The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci. I chose The Last Supper because when I see the painting it reminds me of my religious values, from my child hood until now, I’ve seen a reproduction of it in every church I’ve been in and to this day when I look at the painting it brings back emotions. This painting reflects the values and characteristics of the Renaissance art in many ways, the background of Leonardo da Vinci, and a brief description of the work are crucial to the creation of the work and how its reflects

I read an article that dealt with taking Leonardo da Vinci’s paintings and observed them using X-Ray Fluorescent Spectrometry (XRS), analyzing and studying the paintings that seem to have so much perspective, depth, and color.

The one art work that stood out to me in course semester was Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, a philosopher and a scientist. Leonardo grew up in a very rich environment because his father was a successful government official. Leonardo's father Ser Piero da Vinci was a great help to Leonardo and his art. He also gave him some money to pay for a teacher of the fine arts. Leonardo's mother was a peasant working for Ser Piero da Vinci, her name was Catarina da Vinci. Leonardo da Vinci had nine brothers and two sisters in all. Ser Piero da Vinci had 4 wives, the second wife gave birth to Leonardo. Leonardo's family gave him lots of support that helped him paint. He was recognized as one of greatest artist during this lifetime. Leonardo started painting at the age of about 3 or 4 and became a master at the age of about 28 years. Leonardo painted professionally from the age of 29