German experts have determined the identity of the Mona Lisa.
Personally, I don't care. I didn't read the story. I know it's one of the biggest art mysteries in the world, but I'm not interested. It's the most over-analyzed painting in the world. But it's also a beautiful painting, and I don't know why we're so dead set on diminishing the enigmatic qualities that make it so compelling.
Let me ask what you think: does knowing the identity of the woman in the painting enhance your appreciation of the work, or does it really matter?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Are You Warm, Are You Real, Mona Lisa?
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2 comments:
The similarity between the Mona Lisa and Da Vinci's self portraits is still very compelling, reagardless. Also, he supposedly kept the painting with him for years, and it is painted on a cheap piece of wood, like it was a study and not a finished piece. I am not convinced of anything except that some German thinks he knows something. His scientific sketches are more interesting, anyway.
I agree.
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