Dasari
The Mona Lisa
By: Janaki Dasari
Janaki Dasari
Professor Mark Williams
1 April 2009.
Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci.
The painting that I chose is the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci. This painting is a portrait of a woman that is the most famous painting in the world since the 16th century. Research shows that Mona Lisa was the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant whose name is Francesco del Giocondo. This painting was made as a celebration of the birth of their second child named Andrea (Mona Lisa, Wikipedia). One of the reasons I like the Mona Lisa is because it is very interesting and it still affects us today. Mona Lisa is very famous for her smile in the painting and it is known that she is smiling from any angle. Leonardo Da Vinci was a great artist and Mona Lisa was one his best works of art. Leonardo had many great achievements not only in art, but in science and math. Another interesting thing about the Mona Lisa is that the painting had a feminine mystique and it amazes me that a simple painting can cause that much attention. This painting was not known just because of Leonardo’s amazing art skills, but also because of the smile and all of the things it has taught us about their ways of living during that time period. The Mona Lisa now is used in a number of movies, advertisements and influenced other great artists who have wanted to become as successful as Leonardo Da Vinci.