The Mona Lisa
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Throughout time, the Mona Lisa Portrait has been observed, analyzed, and discussed. The most prevalent question is who is she and why did Da Vinci decide to paint her? There have been many theories and speculations. She could be an old friend, an old lover, or perhaps someone that just caught his attention with her mysterious smile and captivating features. Yet, others have observed that she could in fact be a man. Even further, this man could be a self portrait of Da Vinci himself. People have seen the similarities between his old features and her rejuvenated ones. He could have painted over his age with youth and a cover identity. This could be the reasoning behind the secretive smile. Since Da Vinci is long gone, no one could ever really know the truth, which keeps the critical thinking behind this picture ongoing. As people speculate further, they will come to their own conclusions and answers about the Mona Lisa, and perhaps be able to prove some of these theories in time.
Here is a picture collaberating Mona Lisa and Da Vinci:
http://www.jossefordart.com/art_journeys_and_conversa/images/MonaLisa_DaVinci-1.jpg
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I went to the Louvre when I was 13. It's a really big museum and we didn't have time to see it completely; but when the loudspeakers announced we had 20 minutes to exit we ran to see the Mona Lisa (we couldn't leave without seeing it of course). It was actually disappointing to me because I always pictured it to be big and impressing. The real one is behind a think, opaque glass to protect it from camera flashes and the flourescent lights... It's not even that big and I couldn't even get close enough to appreciate it. I feel like it's really all that famous becuase of all the tiem people have spent theorizing about who she/he is... I found really interesting the link comparing the paintin to DaVinci himself, I had never heard of that theory.
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