1. Lisa, a Florentine Lady in Paris

2. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri2 Outline Introduction Part I. Leonardo and Lisa A. Da Vinci as a painter B. Who is Mona? C. Leonardo brings Lisa to France Part II. Lisa’s journey through time A. From the Loire Valley to Paris B. A thief brings Lisa back to Florence C. Mona Lisa nowadays Conclusion References

3. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri3 Introduction  Mona Lisa is the most famous painting in the world; from the beginning, it was much admired and copied  Here is a presentation of the painting and the travels of Mona between Italy and France from the Renaissance (16 th century) to nowadays

4. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri4 Part I. Leonardo and Lisa

5. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri5 A. Da Vinci as a painter  Leonardo born in 1452, in Vinci, near Florence  Son of a wealthy Florentine notary, he was handsome, persuasive and curious  In 1466, apprenticed to Verrocchio  His first large painting: “The adoration of the Magi” (1481, Uffizi)The adoration of the Magi  His two most famous paintings are Mona Lisa and the Last Supper (1498, Milan)Last Supper

6. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri6 Leonardo da Vinci

7. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri7 B. Who is Mona?  A woman dressed in the Florentine fashion of her day and seated in a visionary, mountainous landscape  The Mona Lisa's enigmatic expression, which seems both alluring and aloof, has given the portrait universal fame  From the beginning it was greatly admired and much copied, and it came to be considered the prototype of the Renaissance portrait

8. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri8  Mona Lisa (1479-1528), also known as La Gioconda, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo; 1503- 06; Oil on wood, 77 x 53 cm; Musee du Louvre, Paris Mona Lisa

9. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri9 C. Leonardo brings Lisa to France  In 1516, Leonardo accepted an invitation of Francis I of France to settle at the castle of manor house Clos Lucé (also called "Cloux") next to the king's residence at Amboise  Here the old master was left entirely free to pursue his own researches until his death in 1519  Leonardo notably designed the plan for Chambord, but he died before construction began  When Leonardo left Italy, he brought Mona Lisa with him

10. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri10 Chambord, Loire Valley

11. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri11 Part II. Lisa’s journey through time

12. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri12 A. From the Loire Valley to Paris  After the death of Leonardo, Francis I bought Mona Lisa for his castle in the city of Amboise  Louis XIV made the painting part of his private collection in the magnificent palace of Versailles  Later, Napoleon kept Mona Lisa hung up in his bedroom until he was defeated and went into exile  Since 1804, the world’s most renowned piece of art is housed in the Louvre

13. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri13 Napoleon conquering Italy

14. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri14 B. A thief brings Lisa back to Florence  One morning of August 1911, Mona Lisa was not hanging in its original placing in the Louvre  A former employee, Vincenzo Perugia, was caught when he tried to sell the portrait in Florence 2 years later  Perugia claimed it was an act of patriotism: he wanted the Mona Lisa to be back in its country of origin  On January 4, 1914, after a triumphal tour through Italy, Mona was ceremoniously restored to her place in the Louvre  Having occupied the front pages of all the newspapers and gazettes around the world for more than two years, Mona Lisa became more famous than ever

15. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri15 Florence

16. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri16 C. Mona Lisa nowadays  During World War II the painting was again removed from the Louvre and brought to safety  In 1956, the lower part of the painting was severely damaged after an acid attack. Several months later someone threw a stone at it. It is now covered by security glass  In April 2005, the painting was moved, within the Louvre, to a new home in the museum's Salle des Etats  It is displayed in a purpose-built, climate-controlled enclosure behind unbreakable, non-reflective glass

17. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri17 C. Mona in the Louvre

18. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri18 Conclusion  Mona Lisa is the most romanticized, celebrated, and reproduced painting in the world  Lisa is famous because of Leonardo, of his genius and of his technique (sfumato)sfumato  She is also famous for her enigmatic smile, the uncertainty of her identity. Lisa looks alive. She seems to look at us and to have a mind of her own  Finally, she became worldwide famous in 1911 as all the newspapers of the world were taking about her disappearance

19. 2015/6/29Dr. Montoneri19 References  http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo.html http://www.abcgallery.com/L/leonardo/leonardo.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Da_Vinci  http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/joconde http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/vinci/joconde  http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon/MyTexts.htm#Mona http://www1.pu.edu.tw/~bmon/MyTexts.htm#Mona  http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/leonardo  http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona _nav/main_monafrm.html http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona _nav/main_monafrm.html  http://www.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/web%20publ ishing/Vasari_daVinci.htm http://www.mnstate.edu/gracyk/courses/web%20publ ishing/Vasari_daVinci.htm  http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona _nav/mnav_level_1/timeline_monafrm.html http://www.pbs.org/treasuresoftheworld/a_nav/mona _nav/mnav_level_1/timeline_monafrm.html

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