Wain wrote:
blobrana wrote:
Hum,
intersting, so the `mona lisa` is just a bit of canvas with some paint on it...
The real art was the sitter...?
I have yet to meet a visual artist who thinks even remotely highly of the Mona Lisa from an "artistic" standpoint, excepting those that believe that it's actually a self portrait by Da Vinci.
It's important mainly because of its usage of technique (Sfumato and Chiaroscuro specifically) and the fact that she's smiling and no-one knows for certain who she is(oooh big mystery) :-o :-P
"now this is a nice looking painting of a broad on a couch"
It got me wondering.
Mona Lisa really did look very alike Leo himself. Did he ever get any daughters? That could explain a few things.
I mean, Mona Lisa wasn't a rich woman. IIRC, she is belived to have been a servant for some nobles in Florens. Maybe old Leo couldn't keep control of his lil' David. ;-)
