Other paintings are bigger, just as life-like or even more detailed, so what is it about the Mona Lisa that makes it the de facto choice when talking about famous art? Is it just the slight smirk?
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The significance of Mona Lisa is that at a time where reference, technology and photography hadn’t been developed, Da Vinci managed to make it as close to reality as possible. The smile is enigmatic and things like her gaze, posture and background blending perfectly to even hidden animals and inventing a technique to complete it as well. Even the model’s background is part of its iconic infamy.
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