14 Facts Facts and Mysteries That Found In Painting Phenomenal Monalisa

Halo, for now this blog will explain about a very famous painting, the "Mona Lisa" is a painting made by the most influential painters in the world is Leonardo Da Vinci. This painting is not only a controversy because of the beauty and the price is reputedly worth 670-750 million US dollars but also because of the mystery and legendary facts that still has not revealed the truth


Mona Lisa is a painting with a secret smile of the most contentious in the world. Even ordinary people who have no sense of art was certainly know about the Mona Lisa. Some people fascinated by secret smile of the Mona Lisa.


But historians and the art of reading the famous painting is more than just a mere aesthetic value. Crowds of people from various backgrounds gathered at the Louvre museum in Paris to see this painting all the time.

Mona Lisa is also famous for reportedly the favorite works of the legendary painter, Leonardo Da Vinci. In fact, he brought it with him wherever he goes. The proximity of the painting with the creator has spawned numerous conspiracy theories. The conspiracy theories ranging from the identity of the woman in the painting until their instructions secret behind Mona Lisa.

Secrets of Mona Lisa itself has been debated for centuries, even to this day. In fact, this painting has survived for 500 years since Leonardo Da Vinci died.

But the conspiracy theories about the Mona Lisa and secret instructions in it caught after the novel of Dan Brown's "Da Vinci Code" was published.

Bestselling fiction novel in the history of the raised many controversial questions about the identity of the Mona Lisa and the secret behind his smile. Here are 14 interesting facts and the Mystery of the Mona Lisa painting is quoted from various sources

1. Golden Triangle

-Some Of the theory believe that the Mona Lisa has a perfectly symmetrical. These paintings form the symbol of ancient chalice that is the direct clue to the holy grail that is full of mysticism. Dan Brown has elaborated on this theory in his bestseller, 'Da Vinci Code'.

2. Amon And Elisha: Men and Women

-Some Historians claim that the Mona Lisa is a combination of male and female. Latin words Amon and Elisa joined forces to form the Mona Lisa. This makes the Mona Lisa inclined as having multiple sex or hermaphrodite.

3. Mona Lisa is Leonardo Da Vinci

Some theories believe that the Mona Lisa was probably a younger version of Leonardo Da Vinci himself. This painting has amazing similarities with the portrait of himself.

4. Why Mona Lisa Not Have Eyebrows?

Mona Lisa looked strange because he did not have hair on his face. Even the eyebrow hair was absolutely nothing. Some historians say that it is customary for noble women to shave their eyebrows in the 16th century.

5. Mona Lisa Was Mother Of Leonardo Da Vinci

-Some Witness to history also shows that Leonardo might have painted the Mona Lisa as a picture of his mother, Caterina Da Vinci.

6. Mona Lisa is Male

-Some Theory has found a figure of Mona Lisa as a man. The fact that the Mona Lisa does not have signs of breasts has led many people to believe that the Mona Lisa was actually a male transvestite.

7. Who Actually Mona Lisa

-I Historically, the Mona Lisa is the wife of a Florentine man. Her name is Lisa del Giocondo. But the woman in the painting is shrouded in mystery because there is no other evidence of how his actual appearance during life.

8. Average Mona Lisa Pregnant When Painted

Stomach Mona Lisa did have a little bump and he sat with his hands folded to hide. And Lisa del Giocondo original was pregnant a second child when she painted.

9. Mysterious Mona Lisa Smile

Last -Konspirasi the most popular to date is the mystery of Mona Lisa's smile. He seems to smile in the painting, but his eyes showed sadness instead. The smile also is the basis of conspiracy theories which concluded that there is evidence the secret behind Mona Lisa.

10. Mona Lisa Smile was only an optical illusion

An expert from Harvard University neuroscientist, Margaret Livingstone, in the journal Science no. 17. who had the backing of the Renaissance art historian from Columbia University, James Beck, revealed a scientific study which states
"That dazzling smile that appeared briefly impressed with vague on Monalisa face are caused by the effect of an optical illusion, it can be caught the eye smile just when someone is not directly looking towards the middle of the lips of Mona Lisa."
Livingstone in his research using the method of working with to scan reproduction of the Mona Lisa and then eliminating the entire image shadows and effects in the viewport peripherals, so that the painting leaving only the image contrast and color differences as it is commonly seen in the area of ​​the fovea, or area of ​​the central area in the area of ​​the field of view , The process resulted in the human eye can no longer catch their smile on the Mona Lisa. when the shadow effect is put back on the painting, then immediately the smile reappeared.

11. A smile that can only happen if the Mona Lisa has no teeth

A study conducted from 1997 to 2001, led by Dr. Montague Merlic, forensic experts from the UK, revealed that Monalisa is unable to close his mouth with a fit because he might have lost his teeth. According to him, despite looking like a smile, but in forensics, did not like it. Monalisa just could not close his mouth properly.
they conduct research using cutting-edge technology equipment, namely computers, holographic imaging and three-dimensional, so that it can be created by a simulation framework composition monalisa head that can be viewed from different angles on a computer screen.
of the 3-dimensional image can be seen that the left and right profile head monalisa strong indication that something is not right at the mouth of the Mona Lisa. finally concluded a belief that the expression depicted in the Mona Lisa can only occur when there are no teeth in the oral cavity Monalisa, in other words, actual Monalisa toothless.

12. Da Vinci painted real people

In 2004, the historian, Giuseppe Pallanti, studied various archives residents of the city where Da Vinci created the painting, the city of Firenze. Pallanti examine records already stored for centuries, ranging from record pernikajan until the deed of ownership of land belonging to residents of the city. Pallanti spent more than 25 years to unravel the mystery of the Mona Lisa's. it turns out the woman who is drawn Da Vinci is not a fictional character, but it is the truth!
alsi named Mona Lisa del Giocondo, live in the city of Florence in the 1490s. Monalisa was born in Florence, Italy, in May 1479, with the name Lisa Gherardine. monalisa married a rich silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, in 1495 which was a colleague of the father of Da Vinci. Pallanti investigation results show that Da Vinci lived in the small town in 1501 until 1503.

13. smile was 83% happy, 9% abomination, 6% fear, 2% anger

Scientists from the University of Amsterdam and the University of Illinois in 2005 did not want to miss to analyze monalisa smile using the help of computer software to uncover the secrets of emotion contained in monalisa painting. analysis obtained from scratches lipstick and eye wrinkles spitar which experts say can describe the emotions of a person. in the "New Scientist" they menyimpulan that monalisa smile smile convey the message that it contains 83% happy, 9% abomination, 6% fear, and 2% anger.

14. There is a pet animal in the picture

When tilted either left, Da Vinci paintings made in 1519 showed some heads of animals such as lion, monkey and bull floating in the air around the head of the Mona Lisa, along with the animals that resemble a snake or crocodile coming out of the left side of this discovery tubuhnya.Dengan , Piccirillo feel that the Mona Lisa is actually a representation of envy or kecemburuan.Teori tend controversy among art critics, many of whom have their own theories about the painting and the mysterious smile of Mona Lisa.Selain it, Piccirillo claims to have found a picture similar hidden in the works of Renaissance painters such as Titian and Rafael. "When he saw the buffalo I thought 'Oh my God' I realized that I really found something. I could not believe what I had found, made me realize this is what I'm looking for. "Piccirillo said, quoted by Mail Online.