Why is the Mona Lisa so famous?
information
started 1503
more than 10 years unfinished
human optics
world wide famous depends on factors beyond canvas
biography of Leonardo
one of the most enciable pieces in royal collection
1515
hype it up
Peruggia's 1911 heist
let him walk out
catch him but let him go
Italy and attempt to seal it
back and large crowded
other
Nazi pursued it
attacked it
conceptual artit MArcel Duchamp mocked it
business man's wife
greater distance hazier
illusion of profound depth
sfumato gradation betwee colors
gushing description of Mona Lisa
treacherous attraction
mocking lip and gaze promising unknown pleasure
embodiment of timeless feminine beauty
an Italian patriot returning an old master's work
a testement to howo we create and maintain celebrity