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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I saw it in the louve like many others. The painting it’s self is nothing special unless you care about the new techniques that came out at the time to make the painting happen and you care about art itself.
It’s famous because of what happened to the painting over time. Imagine a celebrity had a custom sneaker made they never wore and put it in a glass box. That some how got stolen multiple times over, fakes were made, etc. This happens for centuries. Then one day the real one pops up out of no where. So basically it’s just a really interesting historical story more than anything.
Not to discount the quality of work. I wouldn’t be able make that. But compared to other works of art, the Mona Lisa mid-tier for me.
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