I just watched a doc that mentioned Paris as the city of the Mona Lisa and wondered what is it that makes that painting so special after all these years. Btw, im in Asia and Ive seen the painting countless times through references. I cant remember the first time I heard/saw the painting but it must’ve been when I was a toddler. How can an image get so famous?
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There’s an excellent book that discusses this called “Everything is Obvious Once You Know the Answer.” The gist is that the Mona Lisa is the most famous painting because it’s the most Mona Lisa-like. In other words, some painting has to be the most famous painting, and there isn’t anything inherent about the Mona Lisa that would make it such, so any line of reasoning is a matter of confirmation bias.
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