Wonder of Mona Lisa Mona Lisa is a 16th century painting made from oil and poplar wood panel. The painting is one of the most famous paintings of all time because of its simple yet mysterious looks. Mona Lisa was made by the Italian Renaissance man known as Leonardo da Vinci in 1503 on a commission by a wealthy silk merchant named Francesco del Giocondo, who hired da Vinci to paint a portrait of his wife, Lisa. While this is a theory, many hypotheses in math and science have been brought up regarding the woman sitting on the painting and the painting itself. Personally, I have always been charmed with the Mona Lisa by something ordinary like her eyes or her smile, but as well as the setting of the body and the background that pulls me. Because of the actuality and the normalcy at first glare that might make Mona Lisa the reason why many people can look at this painting with great joy. However, after deep analysis the painting is not so ordinary. In the background, da Vinci uses, Sfumato, the Italian for blended, connotation of smoking. Da Vinci pointed the term to explain the translucent layers of colors to create the appearance of depth volume and form the blending of colors becomes so subtle that the gradation are hardly perceptible. The technique is used in the background to create the sense of harmony between the sitter and the landscape. This was the new technique that added a sense of realism that was utterly unparalleled in da Vinci’s time. The two landscapes on either side of Mona Lisa’s head are physically impossible. The landscape on the left side is noticeably lower than right. This is also one of the first portrait still use an imaginary landscape. Lastly, the fact that the background becomes easier and more at a focus distance increase was a major breakthrough that added to the realism of the painting.
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