The Mona Lisa painting is a very
famous work of art and a very controversial oil painting in Western Art
History. This painting made by Leonardo da Vinci is really striking, very distinctive
yet mystifying. Her smile is a very captivating smile and everyone is
interested to know the true reason behind her enigmatic smile. Researchers
found out that the smile is consist of 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% fearful, 2%
angry, less that 1% neutral and not surprised at all. The new theory for Mona Lisa's smile states
that the young woman posing in that painting suffered from muscular atrophy on
the right side of the body.
Some people wonder why Mona Lisa’s facial
expression seems to alter depending on the direction from which you glance at
her. Given the fact that da Vinci manages to capture so many diverse emotions
and character-traits in one canvas, it seems normal that every time one gazes
at the Mona Lisa, one sees something different. Because it is not easy to outlook
all the portrayed emotions and aspects of Mona Lisa’s personality in one glance,
one is left with a sense of mystery. Certainly, this canvas is truly appealing and
the smile is really mystifying.
According to the painter’s
biographer, the artist hired clowns, singers and bell-ringers in order to amuse
Mona Lisa so that she wouldn’t get depressed or bored. No matter what’s the explanation behind the
smile. The bottom line is Leonardo da Vinci did a great job in this work of art.
Regardless of the individual in the painting, the reason for its smile and other
puzzling speculations in it, it will always be the one of the most remarkable
paintings in the whole wide world.
