While I was there, I learned a lot. (After getting through the crowd of 200 others!) The Mona Lisa is the most parodied painting in the world. The Mona Lisa is an oil on poplar painting. It was created from 1503 to 1506 by one of the greatest Renaissance men of his time. da Vinci was a sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist,cartographer, botanist, and writer, in addition to being a painter.
Although he worked on the piece for four years, Leonardo da Vinci later said that he never felt it was complete. The painting reached the height of its fame on August 21, 1911, when the painting was stolen by an Italian museum employee, Vincenzo Perrugia. The subject of the Mona Lisa is mostly thought to be Lisa Gherardini.
The Mona Lisa is a great work of Renaissance art, which we studied a lot about in class. It uses many of the techniques that we learned about in class and shows characteristics of Renaissance art. The painting is more 3-dimensional than art created in the Middle Ages. The background is detailed and in correct perspective. The painting had special awareness, and all of these qualities are often found in Renaissance art.
I liked learning about the painting in France. I got to learn and look at it at the same time. It was amazing to see the most famous work of art in the world just feet away. Learning about the Renaissance in class and connecting it to what I already knew was really cool, because I got to learn about why the painting is done the way it was. In class, I learned that the techniques used make it more than just a pretty picture.
Nice job, Molly! I had no clue that da Vinci was a sculptor, architect, musician etc. I like how you related a trip you took to the Renaissance, a topic we have studied. France seems like a cool and educational place to go.
ReplyDeleteI like how you related a mere tourist act to something much deeper. I though you had nice details of how this painting shows that it came from the time of the Renaissance. I also went to visit this painting and know how long it took to get through all of those people surrounding it! Nice job!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you have some background information about Leonardo da Vinci and the Mona Lisa to help the reader understand it better. I also have seen the Mona Lisa, and I also think it was really cool to have one of the world's best paintings feet away from me. I think you did a really good job connecting your trip to the Renaissance, something we leaned so much about in class. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI like how you connected a personal experience to what we learned in class. I thought it was interesting to see that da Vinci was so much more than a painter. I liked how all your details were strong and accurate. I want to see the Mona Lisa some day, it seems really fun! Good job, Molly!
ReplyDeleteI thought your blog post was interesting and insightful! I loved how you connected an experience to class and added other facts you learned! I learned a lot from your blog post about Da Vinci and the Mona Lisa! I also liked to use of the picture right after your talked about the Mona Lisa you stuck a picture there! Good Job!
ReplyDeleteI think it's so cool that you were able to go to France and actually see the Mona Lisa! I like how you not only connected the painting to class, but also gave some background information on the painting and Leonardo da Vinci. I never would have guessed that he was a botanist and a geologist on top of everything else he did! Good job Molly!
ReplyDelete