Leonardo Di Vinci, A man of curiosity born in April 15,1452 though he was born as a bastard child, it works as a blessing for him. He is one of the most famous artists in history. He was also a physicist, economist, sculptor, and journal writer. He is the first boy who discovered a fossilized whale  in a cave, which stimulated his curiosity at an early age. As we know, Leonardo was a bastard child, so he never felt pressured for formal education, so he cheerfully grew up, and he does the kind of work that he wants to do. Even as a youngster, Vinci enjoyed drawing, and he drew a lot of things without realizing it. Work with Master Sandro Botticelli was made possible for the young Leonardo by his father.

At the time of work Leonardo did very interesting and surprising things. He created sfumato and chiaroscuro. Both refer to light-dark in Italian, or chiaroscuro. Sfumato used a gentle transition between colors and tones to create contrast in his painting, which is defined as brightness and darkness. They were realistic in the picture since these two adjectives were used. Virgin of the Rocks is famous for it. There was also a story that Sandro never created any art again since he believed he was not as talented as Leonardo da Vinci.

The Last Supper

Painted between 1494 considered as one of his popular and marvelous works of Vinci,it is also said that it is a turning point of his popularity. Leonardo didn’t use the regular technique of that time. He chose a method that would enable him to paint on dry plaster.

Now come to the main story of Monalisa and the reason why Monalisa is so famous

Interestingly, Monalisa was not as famous as it was before it got stolen from the Louvre Museum. Before that, people knew about the Mona Lisa as a great art work. Mona Lisa was not widely known outside the art world.But after stealing the Mona Lisa and returning to Italy, Vincenzo Peruggia and his two friends. The Italian Museum should be the rightful home of the Mona Lisa, according to them, as Leonardo Vinci is the one who created it.

After the Louvre announced the theft, newspapers all over the world ran headlines about this masterpiece. 

Twenty-eight months after he snatched it, Vincenzo Peruggia finally made a pass at selling the Mona Lisa to an art dealer in Florence. But the dealer was suspicious; mainly he helped to back the Monalisa. After that, Monalisa again kept it in the Louvre Museum with a lot of protection. As people already knew about this incident, people curiously came to visit it, and as people people got amazed by the beauty of this artwork.

Why Mona Lisa is So exceptional

When Leonardo came back to Florence from Milan after the defeat of King Milan, he again started painting. He got an order from a wealthy Florentine man to make a portrait for his wife, Lisa Giocando. Leonardo  Started painting the picture about 1503, and it was in his studio when he died in 1519. He worked over it for several years. Whenever Madam Lisa came to get the painting. He said the painting isn’t complete now. He needs more time to work over it. The technique of the artwork made the picture so special for the people. He paints in a wooden frame, uses the sfumato technique, and is famous for realistic painting.

Monalisa’s smile is a very magical thing for everyone. When you only look at his lips, we can see sadness on her face again. When you look at her full face, you can find a misty smile on her face. It depends on the viewer’s eyesight, and these magical things attract the most people.

Other things  If you don’t know, the picture that is famous is the second picture of Leonardo Vinci, which also depicts a similarly positioned woman believed to be based on the Florentine noblewoman Lisa del Giocondo and who looks younger and happier than the one in the Louvre in Paris. There was a rumor that the younger one was structurally done by Vinci when he first started the picture; that’s the reason this Mona Lisa is quite younger than the second one.

Undoubtedly, Leonardo Di Vinci is a man of wonder; his journal, his art work, and his lectures made him an unforgettable man. His technique of painting made him a historical painter of all ages. Monalisa is a masterpiece full of curiosity and a realistic painting with detailed explanations.