Description
Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is one of the most famous works of art in the world. This portrait of an Lisa del Giocondo (neé Gherardini) is also known as La Gioconda, playing on the Italian meaning of her married name which is ‘happy’ or ‘jovial’. The original masterpiece was painted between 1503 and 1506. Da Vinci spent as many as 14 years on this piece, using subtle modeling of forms and atmospheric illusionism, qualities that were considered ahead of his time. It is rumored that da Vinci himself enjoyed this painting so much that he carried it with him wherever he went. Leonardo da Vinci is one of the greatest painters of the Renaissance period. He painted with such talent and passion that he ignited with his brush a passion for knowledge and advancement in the world. His artistic genius was not only limited to paintings and sculpture; he also had advanced theories in many disciplines including anatomy, mechanics, mathematics and optics. He was a true master of life and art, a Renaissance man. With this oil painting reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, you can experience the mystery of the world’s best known work of art at any time. Da Vinci may have been the original Renaissance Man, with deep knowledge ranging from sculpture to cartography, but it is this portrait, along with its subject’s enigmatic expression, that became his magnum opus. The original is on permanent display at the Louvre in Paris, but with this hand-painted rendition, you can appreciate its beauty in your home or office.
