Sfumato

The most famous things about the painting; the smile of the woman that many have found mysterious. Why is she smiling? I think she's smiling because she's happy; I think she's smiling because she thinks she's better than everyone. Mona's eyes and her mysterious smile indicate internal or psychological action. This has intrigued many people across the world and generations. Others may say the smile of innocence, while others still have a different interpretation. Maybe she is keeping a secret that nobody knows even her husband. These are all projections of meaning based on visual qualities. The biggest mystery is the interpretations of the smile which is achieved through the sfumato, which is a painting style without clear-cut outlines. This is done by painting the color to blend in with the rest, which makes it hard for one to notice any difference using shadows that blend in the colors and objects. The same technique is used for ensuring there are no outlines showing a big difference. Rather, the painter uses shadows that blend with the colors to create the object.
It is said that if you move across the room while looking into her eyes, they’ll follow you, which I have seen with my own eyes. Even with thousands of people around me we all sensed and saw the effects of her eyes looking upon us. The three quarter pose is different from the stiff profiles that were normal during this era. Her posture shows her deservedness, and placing her arms on each other shows her virtue as a woman. Lack of eyebrows and eyelashes represent the timeline of the painting when women shaved of these