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Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci: Great Art Explained (Original Post) Uncle Joe Aug 2021 OP
"Mona Lisa musta had the highway blues, you can tell by the way she smiles." Bob Dylan spike jones Aug 2021 #1
Thank You.. ewagner Aug 2021 #2
Fascinating! WinstonSmith4740 Aug 2021 #3
Great detailed explanation. Beacool Aug 2021 #4
thank you so much for this post..... nebby70 Aug 2021 #5
Yes, thanks for this link to understanding great art!!! northoftheborder Aug 2021 #14
Stellar! Thanks for the post. ShazamIam Aug 2021 #6
Great post, Uncle Joe! JudyM Aug 2021 #7
Thanks for this and the series, too. yonder Aug 2021 #8
Thoroughly enjoyed this! notinkansas Aug 2021 #9
Love love love this! Eom LittleGirl Aug 2021 #10
Thank you so much Hekate Aug 2021 #11
amazing riverwalker Aug 2021 #12
Glazes! BigmanPigman Aug 2021 #13

ewagner

(18,964 posts)
2. Thank You..
Sat Aug 14, 2021, 09:07 AM
Aug 2021

In years of hearing/ reading explanation of Mon Lisa, I've not heard this level of detail. Thank you so much.

It was truly enlightening.

Beacool

(30,247 posts)
4. Great detailed explanation.
Sat Aug 14, 2021, 11:51 PM
Aug 2021

Now I'm itching to be back at the Louvre to get another chance to look at her.

nebby70

(471 posts)
5. thank you so much for this post.....
Sun Aug 15, 2021, 03:28 AM
Aug 2021

... and I will follow up on others from this site...

... i spent my educational life learning the sciences but always mourned my lack of arts knowledge ....

.... the real joy of DU is never knowing what I may find here...

... it's wonderful people who post not just their political thoughts but share their passions and interests with the rest of us....

thanks Uncle Joe for this one.....

JudyM

(29,233 posts)
7. Great post, Uncle Joe!
Mon Aug 16, 2021, 01:09 PM
Aug 2021

Didn’t expect it to end in a visual anatomy lesson, but delighted that it did, so interesting.
What a brilliant man he was.

BigmanPigman

(51,584 posts)
13. Glazes!
Fri Aug 27, 2021, 10:36 PM
Aug 2021

In art school we studied various types of producing artwork. I copied the Mona Lisa uses glazes (also Vermeer) and it was so easy. My teacher was so right. It's the only way to go for me.

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