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re: Seriously, what makes the Mona Lisa such a big deal?
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:34 am to i am dan
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:34 am to i am dan
It's a fine painting, especially since the brushstrokes are so subtle.
But, seeing it in person is extremely underwhelming. It's so small and you can't get near it (especially with the crowd it always seems to have.) Pretty much every photo you have seen on the internet of it is more clear than seeing it in person.
Now, the Venus De Milo? That will take your breath away when you see it in person.
But, seeing it in person is extremely underwhelming. It's so small and you can't get near it (especially with the crowd it always seems to have.) Pretty much every photo you have seen on the internet of it is more clear than seeing it in person.
Now, the Venus De Milo? That will take your breath away when you see it in person.
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Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:38 am to i am dan
Because it’s perfect
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:41 am to i am dan
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Heard a factoid that people are allowed to view it for 15 seconds and then must move on.
If you are lucky to even get that close.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:41 am to TigerintheNO
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It became really famous after it was stolen and smuggled to Italy.
There is an excellent little documentary on the theft.
LINK
Edit to add that audio starts at 3:00 minute mark.
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 11:52 am
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:41 am to i am dan
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Is it just because Da Vinci painted it? Is there anything else special about it?
1. LDV painted it.
2. It was stolen.
3. While it’s not the most impressive painting in the world, the woman with an enigmatic smile gives it a little mystery and uniqueness.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:46 am to i am dan
Its an amazing painting.
Go check it out.
Go check it out.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:51 am to i am dan
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:52 am to frankthetank
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Holy shite, I can't stop laughing. That is amazing.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:52 am to i am dan
Posted on 8/10/22 at 11:59 am to jrodLSUke
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1. Da Vinci kept it his entire life.
2. Acquired by a French King.
3. Owned by Napoleon.
4. Stolen from the Louvre and lost for years.
the combination of the good techniques already describes plus the history of the piece itself created a perfect mystique around it to give it the status it is today.
i mean really, pretty much most things considered of greatness or value are partly only so because of some arbitrary designation man assigned to it. once a few people start claiming something is great it doesnt take long to snowball.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:00 pm to LSUtoBOOT
Who is this beauty?
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:01 pm to i am dan
original OT 10 baw.
and you can’t prove otherwise, because we have no better other physical depictions of what a hot woman looked like back in those days.
and you can’t prove otherwise, because we have no better other physical depictions of what a hot woman looked like back in those days.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:01 pm to i am dan
To this day I regret wasting a day in Paris at the Lourve looking for that postage stamp of a painting.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:03 pm to scott8811
I don't know .... maybe because it's a Da Vinci .. so many morons on this site these days
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:05 pm to i am dan
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:06 pm to scott8811
Norman Rockwell's 1970's Mona Lisa
Also, Mona Lisa was autistic
Also, Mona Lisa was autistic
This post was edited on 8/10/22 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:07 pm to i am dan
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i am Philistine
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:08 pm to Shexter
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Some say it's a self portrait in female form.
It is a shitty attempt if so.
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:10 pm to Thorny
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But, seeing it in person is extremely underwhelming. It's so small and you can't get near it (especially with the crowd it always seems to have.) Pretty much every photo you have seen on the internet of it is more clear than seeing it in person.
This. I thought there were a lot of better artworks scattered around the louvre. Here is a video I took from 2019 just to show you the crowds there. LINK
Posted on 8/10/22 at 12:10 pm to i am dan
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Seriously, what makes the Mona Lisa such a big deal?
The lure of the strange...
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