Analysis of the Mona Lisa Kim Pokladowski 2/20/11 I have always been intrigued with the Mona Lisa‚ I don’t know why but there is something about her smile and her eyes that captivates me. The realness of the painting and how ordinary the Mona Lisa is the reason why I can look at this painting with great joy‚ it doesn’t make me think too much‚ it doesn’t confuse me‚ the simplicity and the normalcy of this painting is what I enjoy so much. However‚ after an analysis you can see that the painting
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Mona Lisa Smile. Dir. by Mike Newell. Columbia Pictures‚ 2003. In the movie‚ Mona Lisa Smile directed by Mike Newell‚ a new art history professor at Wellesley College teaches her female students alternatives to their seemingly preordained futures as wives and mothers. In this paper we will examine women ’s roles in the 1950 ’s through Mona Lisa Smile and compare this film to actual experiences of Wellesley collage graduates. In 1953‚ a time when women ’s roles were rigidly defined‚ free-spirited
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his art‚ including his most famous painting in the world is named Mona Lisa it was said that it is a showing of his inner self and how he imagines real beauty. Many of the Mona Lisa researchers believe that “Mona Lisa “is actually representing a person. Ever sense the first time I heard of the painting I have been told that Mona Lisa was actually Leonardo dressed up. There has been many speculations as to who “Mona Lisa”. Is Mona Lisa a picture of someone else‚ is it Leonardo is it the Italian friend
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I personally believe that the Mona Lisa is regarded as a famous work of art for multiple reasons. There are tons of reasons why one could say that the Mona Lisa is famous but I’m going to try and break it down into the reasons why I believe it has become one of the most famous and iconic pieces of art in the world‚ One of the first reasons why I believe that the painting is famous is because of its very creator‚ Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo was born on April 15‚ 1452‚ in Anchiano‚ Italy‚ and had passed
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My Grandma’s really into buying bootleg DVD’s at the Flea Market and picked up Mona Lisa Smile. I didn’t see it in theaters but I heard awful reviews of it. Everything from "this movies doesn’t make sense‚" to "just feminist garbage". Bored off my mind one night‚ I decided to pop the DVD in and have a look with my cousin. Both her and I agreed it was one of the best movies we had ever seen! We loved every character‚ we thought it was so well done‚ and the plot was just amazing. There is not one
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Response Paper: The Mona LisaRachel McRill The Mona Lisa; also known as La Gioconda or La Joconde‚ is a famous work of art by Leonardo da Vinci. He created this piece by using the sfumato‚ the technique of blurring sharp outlines by blending‚ chiaroscuro‚ contrasting light and shade boldly‚ and atmospheric‚ the perception of depth in nature enhanced by haze‚ perspective. The subject is a young woman sitting with a half-smile on her face. Painted in 1503‚ her name is Lisa Gheradini‚ and she was
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States faced new obstacles to safeguard the nation from communist threats. New polices‚ ideals‚ and regressions of progress defined the years after the war‚ as observed in the film Mona Lisa Smile. The film‚ taking place in a women’s college during 1953‚ adequately portrays the issues stemming from World War II (Mona Lisa). Connections can be inferred between the film and the speeches read on the issues of birth control‚ potential life opportunities‚ and gender normalizations. The first connection
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Leonardo’s Mona Lisa v. Michelangelo’s David The Mona Lisa‚ painted by Leonardo da Vinci around 1503-6‚ is oil on panel. It is a three quarter portrait of a young‚ Florentine woman. She is sitting in a chair with her torso twisting around to face the viewer. Her hands are resting on the arm of the chair. Behind the woman in the background is a landscape very characteristic of many Leonardo paintings. The Mona Lisa was painted toward the end of Leonardo’s career. In contrast‚ the David created by
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style and subject matter links to the themes/ideas being explored In the painting‚ “Mona Lisa”‚ by Leonardo‚ the theme of the harmony between humanity and nature is established through his depiction of Mona Lisa and the use of his captivating style. Mona Lisa is drawn in a three quarter pose; she is the focal point and the harmony between humanity and the landscape is achieved through the composition of Mona Lisa; she is placed in foreground‚ set against the Landscape in the background. The connecting
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We can identify functionalist and feminist approaches in movie ‘Mona Lisa Smile.’ To begin with‚ functionalism defends that gender differences‚ which are biologically inherited‚ between male and female contribute to social harmony and maintenance of family in terms of division of labour. Men and women must carry out such tasks which are corresponded to their sexuality. According to this‚ women should concentrate on home and family relationships while men perform outside as a “breadwinner”. In movie
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