The Mona Lisa is a worldwide famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci, also referred to as Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, La Gioconda in Italian, or La Joconde in French. It was painted somewhere between 1503 and 1519, when Leonardo was living in Florence and it is now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France. But why is this painting so famous? Well, mainly for two reasons: the mysterious smile on the woman's face and who the woman is.
Many historians and scholars have different theories of who it was that Leonardo painted. One such theory is that it is Lisa del Giocondo, wife of Francesco di Bartolomeo del Giocondo, hence the alternative name La Gioconda. This was first suggested by Giorgio Vasari, an artist biographer. Another theory put forth by Sigmund Freud suggests that it is Leonardo's mother, Caterina, and that Mona Lisa's mysterious smile came from a memory of Caterina's smile. My favorite theory, however, is that the painting is actually a self portrait of Leonardo himself. Some scholars suggested this because of the resemblance between the Mona Lisa and the artist's facial features. Furthermore, it is believed that disguising himself as a woman was the artist's riddle intended for the painting. Scientists have tried everything to figure out who the Mona Lisa is, they even tried to find DNA around the painting itself. Despite all their efforts, however, they came up empty handed. Personally, I am okay with that. One of the beauties of the Mona Lisa is the mystery behind it and it is what drives people to go see it in the first place, some mysteries are just better left unsolved. What is your favorite theory? Author's Note: This is the last of my Paris trip series, I hope you all enjoyed it! I am already working on some new ideas, photoshoots, and more for you guys! So stay tuned :))))
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