Comments on: Feel Art Again: Mona Lisa

By: Bri

Bri — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 14:39:11 +0000

@ Bet : Finger length is a genetic trait. In college my Genetics class did a whole “call everyone you know” lab on it. However, the length is also related to the amount of testosterone one produces, so there is *some* correlation.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:57:34 +0000

I just don’t see the “fearful” in her face. The rest is kind of there, but not that. For whatever she’s feeling, she looks peaceful.

By: Angel

Angel — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 11:01:26 +0000

Y si ustedes miran las coincidencias entre la Gioconda, la Ginebra del Benci y la mujer con flores de Verrocchio, se desmayan; o las similitudes con La dama dei gelsomini, de Lorenzo de Credi…La historia del arte permite conjeturar, muchas, muchas cosas…

By: Bet

Bet — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:49:01 +0000

I don’t think that the Mona Lisa could possibly be a self portrait of Da Vinci. A man’s index and middle finger are the same length, a woman’s index finger is always a little bit shorter than her middle one. A man like Da Vinci would have been well aware of this fact. If you look at her right hand, you can see that her index finger is shorter than her middle one.

By: Brynia

Brynia — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:48:44 +0000

If the veil is a piece of maternal clothing, it could explain why she’s smiling…especially since women’s main priority in life was to have kids.

Da Vinci Cold…took me a second later than it should have. Very cheeky.

By: Cazzi

Cazzi — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 21:38:05 +0000

Whats all the fuss about the mona lisa???
I mean, yeah I’m young and I’m sure I dont fully appreciate art….but come on!!!
Its not like its the best painting in the world, what about all these other amazing paintings, people like Escher are going virtually un noticed…
And so what if shes smiling, has anyone considered she might be posing cause da vinci thought it would look nicer?

By: heather

heather — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:30:09 +0000

I’ve heard that some scientists did x-ray imaging on the painting and found out that Da Vinci had painted an ankh pendant around her neck, but painted over it.

da Vinci Cold, lulz. Good one, Sheldon!

By: Rachel*

Rachel* — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:00:42 +0000

I thought they also uncovered that the viel she’s wearing is a piece of maternal clothing, so Mona Lisa is pregnant. I think I read that in TIME magazine a while back.

By: Erin

Erin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:56:53 +0000

I had always wondered about that line, too. Thanks Pica for clearing that up!

By: Pica

Pica — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:48:59 +0000

@Melo:

The line at her forehead is a very thin black veil she’s wearing over her hair. You can see how it continues over her left shoulder and right part of her hair.