Renaissance - Da Vinci - Mona Lisa Flashcards
Who is the sitter in the painting
Believed to be Lisa - the wife of Francesco di Bartolomeo de Giocondo, a wealthy Florence merchant
What is the Mona Lisa commonly called
La Giocondo
Describe the composition of the painting
Triangular composition - hands form the base, her elbows form the vertexes, head forms the apex
Half-body Portrait
Monumental quality of a sculpture
Techniques used
Sfumato - around the lips (hazily-outlined lips)
Chiaroscuro
Aerial/atmospheric perspective
Colours used
Muted colours in the landscape
Dark colored clothing
Harsh contrasts between dark and light
What year was the Mona Lisa painted in
1504
Discuss the position of the body
Head and body faced the right while her eyes are looking at us - revolutionary at the time because Italian portraits before this were usually strictly profile or frontal
What is the mood of the painting
Unsure as you can’t tell if she is happy or sad
Mystical mood because of background
What happened to the painting
Believed he didn’t give it to the patron
He died in 1519 with the painting
Later is was brought to the king of France
Now it is in the louvre in Paris
