The Mona Lisa (Power Point)
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The The Mona Lisa Mona Lisa Priscila Guerrero
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The The Mona LisaMona Lisa
Priscila Guerrero
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• Leonardo da Vinci was the creator of the Mona Lisa.
• Da Vinci focused on his use of natural proportions, patterns, shapes, and symmetries on this painting.
• Leonardo da Vinci was the creator of the Mona Lisa.
• Da Vinci focused on his use of natural proportions, patterns, shapes, and symmetries on this painting.
http://www.uncg.edu/rom/courses/dafein/civ/timeline.htm
Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows or eyelashes.
• There is only one hair that was found on her face.
• This one hair was made by a single brush stroke.
• The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows or eyelashes.
• There is only one hair that was found on her face.
• This one hair was made by a single brush stroke.
http://www.pjlighthouse.com/?p=2159&akst_action=share-this
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• Vincenzo Peruggia was the man who stole the Mona Lisa.
• He stole it on August 21, 1911 right off the wall from the Louvre.
• After two years, he was caught and arrested.
• Vincenzo Peruggia was the man who stole the Mona Lisa.
• He stole it on August 21, 1911 right off the wall from the Louvre.
• After two years, he was caught and arrested.
http://www.thehistorybluff.com/?p=1911
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• It took 24 hours for the first person to notice the Mona Lisa was missing.
• The French borders were sealed in attempt of the painting not leaving the country.
• In December 1913, the Mona Lisa resurfaced in Florence.
• It took 24 hours for the first person to notice the Mona Lisa was missing.
• The French borders were sealed in attempt of the painting not leaving the country.
• In December 1913, the Mona Lisa resurfaced in Florence.
Vanished Smile: The Mysterious Theft of Mona Lisa
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Vincenzo_peruggia.jpg
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• On August 2, 2009, a woman through a teacup at the painting.
• In 1956, it was doused with acid.
• And later that same year, a man damaged it by throwing a rock at it.
• On August 2, 2009, a woman through a teacup at the painting.
• In 1956, it was doused with acid.
• And later that same year, a man damaged it by throwing a rock at it.
Mona Lisa Attacked With a Teacup.(The Arts/Cultural Desk)(ARTS, BRIEFLY)(Brief article). http://www.artsjournal.com/culturegrrl/
2007/10/mona_lisa_revealed.html
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• Many people argue that Mona Lisa’s hands are in an odd position.
• The pigment just behind the right wrist matched up perfectly with that of the painted cover that drapes across Mona Lisa’s knee.
• This means that the forearm and wrist hold up the blanket.
• Many people argue that Mona Lisa’s hands are in an odd position.
• The pigment just behind the right wrist matched up perfectly with that of the painted cover that drapes across Mona Lisa’s knee.
• This means that the forearm and wrist hold up the blanket.http://www.pjlighthouse.com/?
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/Mona_Lisa_detail_hands.jpg
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• Some people say that Leonardo da Vinci painted secret symbols and messages into his artworks.
• The Mona Lisa has all kinds of techniques hidden in it.
• Leonardo da Vinci probably used his best techniques while making his paintings.
• Some people say that Leonardo da Vinci painted secret symbols and messages into his artworks.
• The Mona Lisa has all kinds of techniques hidden in it.
• Leonardo da Vinci probably used his best techniques while making his paintings.
http://www.unmuseum.org/leocode.htm
The Mona LisaThe Mona Lisa
• A Florentine expert believes that da Vinci created “heavenly” and “vulgar” versions of the portrait.
• This practice was very common between other renaissance artists.
• However, these versions of the Mona Lisa have been lost.
• A Florentine expert believes that da Vinci created “heavenly” and “vulgar” versions of the portrait.
• This practice was very common between other renaissance artists.
• However, these versions of the Mona Lisa have been lost. http://stephanievegh.ca/blog/2009/08/11/
stendhaliance-from-mona-lisa-to-asia-argento/
Expert: Da Vinci painted nude Mona
Lisa.
Works CitedWorks Cited• Atalay, Bulent. "Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci(book)
(Book Review)." American Artist. 68. 744 (July 2004): 75(1). Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Colony High School. 7 Dec. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=SRC-1&docId=A117524825&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=onta38245&version=1.0>.
• "25 Secrets of the Mona Lisa Revealed." 25 Secrets of the Mona Lisa Revealed N.p., 19 Oct. 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.
• Lamark, Wally . "A Portrait for Vincenzo Perugia." History Bluff N.p., 20 July 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.
• Krystek, Lee . "The Secret of Leonardo da Vinci." The Museum of UnNatural Mystery N.p., 2005. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.
• "Expert: Da Vinci painted nude Mona Lisa." UPI NewsTrack 16 Nov. 2009. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=onta38245>.
• Audi, Nadim. "Mona Lisa Attacked With a Teacup." New York Times 13 Aug. 2009: C2(L). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=onta38245>.
• Hartle, Terry. "Vanished Smile." Christian Science Monitor 12 June 2009: 25. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=onta38245>.
• Atalay, Bulent. "Math and the Mona Lisa: The Art and Science of Leonardo da Vinci(book)(Book Review)." American Artist. 68. 744 (July 2004): 75(1). Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. Colony High School. 7 Dec. 2009 <http://find.galegroup.com/srcx/infomark.do?&contentSet=IAC-Documents&type=retrieve&tabID=T003&prodId=SRC-1&docId=A117524825&source=gale&srcprod=SRCG&userGroupName=onta38245&version=1.0>.
• "25 Secrets of the Mona Lisa Revealed." 25 Secrets of the Mona Lisa Revealed N.p., 19 Oct. 2007. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.
• Lamark, Wally . "A Portrait for Vincenzo Perugia." History Bluff N.p., 20 July 2009. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.
• Krystek, Lee . "The Secret of Leonardo da Vinci." The Museum of UnNatural Mystery N.p., 2005. Web. 8 Dec. 2009.
• "Expert: Da Vinci painted nude Mona Lisa." UPI NewsTrack 16 Nov. 2009. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=onta38245>.
• Audi, Nadim. "Mona Lisa Attacked With a Teacup." New York Times 13 Aug. 2009: C2(L). Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=onta38245>.
• Hartle, Terry. "Vanished Smile." Christian Science Monitor 12 June 2009: 25. Student Resource Center - Gold. Web. 8 Dec. 2009. <http://find.galegroup.com/gps/start.do?prodId=IPS&userGroupName=onta38245>.
