This  my critique of famous artwork



This is a painting called the Mona Lisa. It was painted by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci, in  1503 to 1506, although some estimate he continued to work on the painting until 1517. The Mona Lisa is a half-length portrait of a figure believed to be the wife of Francesco del Giocondo,Lisa Gherardini. The original name of the Mona Lisa was Monna Lisa, but a spelling mistake made it the Mona Lisa. In Italian, Monna means Madonna, which means 'My lady'.



The 30 inch x 21 inch painting is an original oil painting on white, poplar panel. Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint the piece in Italy. He worked on it in Italy and finished it while living in France. It was later acquired by King Francis I of France and became the French Republic's property. Since 1797 it has been on display at one of the most famous museums in the world - Paris' Louvre.



The panting symbolizes the sitter in the  way that the juniper branches represent Ginevra Benci and the ermine represents Cecilia Gallerani in their portraits, in Washington and Krakow respectively. It is a visual representation of the idea of happiness suggested by the word "gioconda" in Italian.One of the most creative parts is The eyebrows and eyelashes of Mona Lisa are missing, but the reason has been debated for many years. Some believe that they were accidentally removed during a restoration.





In my opinion the painting is very good to me because it looks like she took good time on painting it also it is very expensive I heard that   it has its own climate-controlled room in the Louvre Museum in Paris, with bullet-proof glass to protect it. The room is estimated to have cost more than $7 million to build.

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