Monalisa: Smile Million Mystery

A smile was able to lure many interpretations, theories, polemics, movies, songs, poems and even parody. While the owner of a smile may just smiles and does not have any intention of smile because until now he only froze on the walls of the Louvre Museum, France. That Mona Lisa smile, an expression of the painting by Leonardo da Vinci maestro. Monalisa painting until now believed to be a work of art that most people see the world. How not, millions of copies of this painting has been made and circulated around the world, while the original painting is on display at the Louvre Museum stared at by thousands of visitors every day. Then why the painting has become so famous? Here's a piece of the story of the origins and some interesting facts about the Mona Lisa.
The origins of MonalisaMona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda in Italian and La Joconde in French many believe was painted by Leonardo da Vinci in the Renaissance era is precisely in the year 1503. While the subjects of his paintings according to some historians was a woman from the city of Florence, Italy named Lisa del Giocondo or Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy silk businessman, Francesco del Giocondo.
Leonardo da Vinci's portrait up in 1506 and unfortunately he did not leave any records in his legendary until death in 1519. But the thing that makes Monalisa became famous because of the historians put forward various theories about the painting in the form of a personal motive in da Vinci painting, the subject of the painting, when the painting was made, who the rightful owner of the painting and of course: the meaning of the Mona Lisa smile.
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Monalisa paintings depict half-body portrait of a woman aged mid-20s posing in a terrace house. In contrast to a number of models in those portraits are generally upright and stiff pose, the model is seen relaxing painting crossed his hands on the chair while developing a very mysterious smile. This painting is a typical painting as well as the models do not wear any jewelry on her body and did not even have eyebrows!
But actually not very famous painting Monalisa era until the mid 1800s when the artist Symbolic flow Monalisa praised as a symbol of female mystery. Since then the Mona Lisa inspired a variety of poems, songs and drama. The more popular again when the painting was stolen in 1911 and two years later luckily found.
The long journey MonalisaMonalisa is one of the favorite works of Leonardo da Vinci. This is evident because the da Vinci continues to bring the painting wherever he went until the end of life. In 1516, da Vinci painting was invited to France by King Francois I. King of the admiration for the works of da Vinci bought a number of paintings including the Mona Lisa of the maestro and then place it in a castle Château Fontainebleau. Furthermore, King Louis XIV moved the painting to the Palace of Versailles. After the French Revolution, the painting moved again to the palace (now a museum) Louvre. Famous ruler after the French Revolution, Napoleon I even ever Mona Lisa hanging in his private room.
Tumultuous events occurred on 21 August 1911 when the Mona Lisa was stolen by an employee of the Italian museum, Vincenso Peruggia. He kept Monalisa for two years in an attic room in Paris. In 1913, Peruggia took home Monalisa to Italy and try to sell it. He was later caught, but instead considers Peruggia Italian society as a hero for 'repatriate' Monalisa to his homeland. Having exhibited to the public, the Italian Government Monalisa eventually repatriated back to the 'home' in the Louvre Museum, France.
In 1962, the Mona Lisa had been to the country of Uncle Sam, the United States for display at the National Gallery museum. 1974, venturing into Moscow and Tokyo, where the number of visitors to the exhibition almost two million people in just a few days. A record number of museum visits unsolved until now.
Much like the Mona Lisa, but some may hate it. In 1956, Monalisa pelted with acid to cause a little damage on the bottom of the painting. Furthermore hit by a stone that causes blisters in some parts of the painting. In 1974, the Japanese government presented Monalisa bulletproof glass frame air-conditioned. Since then Monalisa from safe from the hands of ignorant.
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Some other interesting facts about the Mona Lisa

    Monalisa painted on canvas using oil paints bark and measuring 77 x 53 cm.
    Mona in Italian is the abbreviation for the madonna which means "mistress". So the title means Mrs Lisa painting. In the Italian language is usually written as the title of the painting Monna Lisa (with 'n' doubles).
    La Gioconda is the feminine form of Giocondo. Giocondo word in Italian means "carefree" and he gioconda means "carefree woman". Thanks to Mona Lisa's mysterious smile, this phrase has a double meaning. Similarly, in French translation, La Joconde.
    Name Mona Lisa and La Gioconda or La Joconde is the title painting widely accepted since the 19th century. Previous painting is called by various names such as "Women of Florence" or "A noble woman with a thin veil".
    Lisa del Giocondo (Lisa Gherardini) or Monna Lisa was born in 1479 and about 24 years old when Leonardo da Vinci painted it.
    In 1625, an English nobleman, the Duke of Buckingham made a bid to buy a painting Mona Lisa.
    Famous Italian artist, Pablo Picasso was interrogated by Italian police as Mona Lisa disappeared. This is because the previously unknown Picasso buying some statues stolen from the Louvre Museum Mona Lisa disappeared a few months before.
    In 1919, the flow of Dadaist artist, Marcel Duchamp painting titled Mona Lisa parody LHOOQ In this painting the Mona Lisa added a mustache and beard. L.H.O.O.Q. be equal tenarnya with Monalisa.
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    La Joconde a le sourire (Monalisa still smiling) is a secret code during World War II to indicate that a number of art collections of the State has been secured.
    In 2000, Eric Harshbarger Monalisa sketch compiled using Lego toys, while Karen Eland painting Monalisa coffee using the material.
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    Mona Lisa made by Yves Gerard smallest size 9x13 millimeter. While painting the largest (Mega Mona) created by Karen Savell measuring 44x62 inches.
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    Monalisa character had appeared in the cartoon series "Ninja Turtles" in the episode "Raphael Meets His Match '. Three members of the Ninja turtles: Raphael, Leonardo, and Donatello helped Monalisa find criminals who have turned into mutants Big Grin
    In 2000 held an exhibition in the canopy Hundred Monalisa Smile (The 100 Smiles of the Mona Lisa), which exhibits various copies of the Mona Lisa painting since the 19th century.
    Before coming to the U.S. in 1962, the Mona Lisa for the benefit of insurance and the estimated value is $ 100 million. Until now Monalisa uninsured because it was regarded as an asset of the State by the French government.
    An impression of the National Geographic titled "Testing the Mona Lisa" revealed that the Mona Lisa was pregnant when apparently painted.
    In 2005, a number of researchers from the University of Amsterdam reveals their study of the Mona Lisa smile as follows: 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, 2% angry, neutral -1%, 0% surprised.
    January 2010, Dr Vito Franco, professor of pathological anatomy at the University of Palermo theorized that the Mona Lisa was painted in 1503 when overweight and high cholesterol.
    Vernon Museum Mona Lisa in the U.S. claim they are the original paintings. Monalisa version of Vernon has a younger subjects and painting a little bit wider.
Endless controversyUntil now Monalisa was riddled with question marks, especially relating to the subject matter of his paintings. Indeed, public opinion accepted by all circles is Lisa del Giocondo Mona Lisa (Lisa Gherardini), but there are experts who say that the Mona Lisa is actually a self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci painted female form, while others say the Mona Lisa is the mother da Vinci. But others argue Monalisa is Pacifica Brandano, Constanza d'Avalos and even Isabella of Aragon who was the wife of the da Vinci last. Clearly, whoever painted by da Vinci in the Mona Lisa only he and God knows!