The first thing that I notice when I look at the painting of the Mona Lisa is that the expression on her face seems almost like a mysterious smile. It is like she is planning to do something secreative, that she does not want anyone elst to know about. I think that this feature of the painting captures people's attention at first, and what keeps them interested in the artwork. Another important feature that I noticed was the background behind the woman. It appears to me that she was most likely painted outside at the time, since the background of the painting is full of trees, small shrubs, and other types of foliage. It is difficult to notice at first, since I noticed the painting of the woman at first because she stands out. However, as I continued to look at the painting for a longer amount of time, I noticed this small detail, and I thought that it added to the relaxing scene in the art. I think that this feature allows others to notice the woman in the painting more, but at the same time, it allows the painting to have an interesting feature seperate from the woman in the distance.
It is apparent from the painting from the clothing the woman is wearing if from a later time period, possibly the mid to late sixteenth century. When I looked at what the woman was wearing, it made me think that the time period that she lived in was not only different, but I thought that the people back then were crazy to think that style of clothing looked fashionable. Naturally, it was a different time so people are going to dress differently than they do not in the twenty-first century, but I still can not understand how the people of that time believed that style of clothing looked good on anybody. Besides this point, the clothing made me wonder what it would be like to live in that time period. I thought about what types of foods people in this time ate, what they did for entertainment, and how they passed the time every day. I think that when other people look at this painting, they think some of the similiar thoughts that I wonder about when I have the opportunity to take the time to look at this painting.
I think that another reason that so many people love the Mona Lisa is that the man who created it, Leonardo da Vinci, was an interesting person during his time of history. I learned in my past education that not only was Leonardo da Vinci a great artist, he also invented many things that have helped modern technology today. I think that is fascinates certain people when they think about how much this man contributed to society during his time, and how it affected our society today. I think that people can appreciate a painting, or work of art more when they know a little about the person who created it. This will allow others to make logical decisions, about why the artist created the work of art, and what could have inspired him that led to the creative process. I have always found that knowing something about an artist, allows me to become more interested in the artwork, and I do not wonder what is so great about the art work in the first place. I think that this deeper appreciation of art will not only benefit socity, but it will teach others to think more about the artwork before they judge it for themselves. They could end up judging something that they could end up liking in the future, but by not giving the artwork a chance they are only hurting their chances of becoming a more well-rounded person.
After I examined this painting further, I noticed that the coloration the artist used create the painting seemed to fit the mood it was trying to establish. For example, the dark greens of the foliage in the background and the soft yellow-white color of the sky allow the painting to relax anyone who will look at it long enough to feel it calming affects. I think that the expression on the woman's face in the picture, not quite a smile, but a mischeaveous, yet calm persona adds to the paintings relaxing atmosphere. This thought of the painting being relaxing did not occur to me when I first started to examine it, but after I looked at it for a while I felt a nice, calming sensation. I think that is part of what makes the painting special to so many people, since so few works of art have the ability to have this sort of affect on people. I think that this affect could be different for others, depending how they examine the painting. However, I believe that even though their experiences may be different, the painting will still have the same over all affect on people. I appreciated this painting more after it had this affect on me, because in my experience with artwork, not a lot of paintings have this affect on me.
I believe that there are several more reasons why this painting is world-famous. For example, in additon to the interesting style of clothing, mysterious expression on the woman's face, the thoughts about what the culture was like during the time period, and the interesting foliage, the painting has allowed many people to appreciate, or not appreciate this style of art. I think that the best way to learn about art is when is has been around for a long time, because to me personally, I think that older artwork has more of a history that some of the forms of modern art that I see in museums today. I believe that when something has a history, especially a lengthy one, it will allow people to become curious about the artwork, and then ask questions about who created it, how old it is, what inspired the artist, etc. I believe that this painting has allowed others to learn about art, and they do not even realize that they are becoming more educated, well-rounded people. I believe that education should be something that is not boring, tiresome, and monotonous, like so many forms can become after a while. This painting, and many other forms of art, allow teachers, students, and civilians to learn about something, but keep the learning interesting at the same. Even though not everybody is interested in artwork, this painting may allow more people to appreciate the field.
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