Mona Lisa

Mona-Lisa English 240px|right Alternative forms en Monna Lisa rare Etymology Borrowed from en it Monna Lisa my lady Lisa, from it monna abbreviation of it madonna + it Lisa, the given name of Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini (1479–1542). Pronunciation en /ˌməʊnə ˈliːzə/ UK en /ˌmoʊnə ˈlisə/ US en iːzə iːsə 4 en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Mona Lisa.wav Southern England Proper noun s (the) Mona Lisa en Q12418en with definite article A portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci, widely considered to be the most famous painting in history. en Duncan J. Watts Everything is Obvious 2011 Crown Business 56 https://archive.org/details/everythingisobvi00watt_0/page/56/mode/1up 978-0-385-53168-9 For centuries, the Mona Lisa was a relatively obscure painting languishing in the private residences of kings—still a masterpiece, to be sure, but only one among many. Even when it was moved to the Louvre, after the French Revolution, it did not attract as much attention as the works of other artists, like Esteban Murillo, Antonio da Correggio, Paolo Veronese, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, and Pierre Paul Prud’hon, names that for the most part are virtually unheard of today outside of art history classes. en [Connoisseurship: Critical Comparisons] The Vital Importance of the Columns Mona Lisa: Leonardo’s Earlier Version The Mona Lisa Foundation 2012 204 1 978-3-033-03144-9 If one were to ask the rhetorical question as to why one of the two original Mona Lisas has columns, and the other does not, the logical answer is that they are two separate compositions – with certain deliberate similarities, and with certain distinct differences of which only the artist was aware – and never intended to be copies of each other. en Beatriz M. Mikusinski Zawislak Adriana Krainski Mona Lisa and Her Mysteries Editora AGE 2022 97 978-65-5863-128-6 In order to better discuss the hidden portrait, discovered under the Louvre Mona Lisa, Figure 35 presents both the Louvre Mona Lisa and the Isleworth Mona Lisa beside Raphael’s drawing; then, Table 4 below raises some points of reference of this drawing (without considering the garment drawn by Raphael): (1) the columns, (2) the hairstyle, (3) the age of the model and (4) the landscape. These points will be considered in both Mona Lisas painted by Leonardo and in the model of the hidden portrait, seen in Figure 34. en Q153032en without definite article The subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini (1479–1542). en 1961 Prescott Orville The Undying Past https://books.google.com/books?id=_pc4AAAAIAAJ 304 Beltraffio knew that she was a Napoletana, of an ancient family, the daughter of Antonio Gerardini, a grandee who had at one time been wealthy, but who had become ruined during the French invasion of 1495; and the wife of the Florentine citizen, Francesco dell' Giocondo, who had married Mona Lisa after being twice a widower. Synonyms en Gioconda Joconde<l:dated> Derived terms en Mona Lisan Translations portrait painting by Leonardo da Vinci Amharic: am ሞና ሊዛ f, am ላ ጆኮንዳ f Arabic: ar موناليزا الْمُونَّالِيزَا f, ar جيوكاندا الْجِيُوكَانْدَا f Armenian: hy Մոնա Լիզա, hy Ջոկոնդա Assamese: as মনালিছা Azerbaijani: az Mona Liza, az Cakonda Belarusian: be Мо́на Лі́за f, be Джако́нда f Bengali: bn মোনা লিসা, bn মোনালিসা Burmese: my မိုနာလီဆာ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 蒙娜麗莎 mung4 naa4 lai6 saa1 Mandarin: cmn 蒙娜麗莎 Méngnà Lìshā Corsican: co Giuconda a Giuconda f, co Ghjuconda a Ghjuconda f Esperanto: eo Ĝokonda la Ĝokonda Estonian: et Mona Lisa Finnish: fi Mona Lisa French: fr Joconde La Joconde f Georgian: ka მონა ლიზა, ka ჯოკონდა German: de Mona Lisa f Greek: el Μόνα Λίζα η Μόνα Λίζα f, el Τζιοκόντα η Τζιοκόντα f, el Τζοκόντα η Τζοκόντα f Gujarati: gu મોના લીસા f Hebrew: he מוֹנָה לִיזָה f Móna Líza, he לָה ג׳וֹקוֹנְדָה f la Jokónda Hindi: hi मोना लीज़ा f Hungarian: hu Mona Lisa a Mona Lisa Icelandic: is Móna Lísa f Italian: it Gioconda la Gioconda f, it Monna Lisa la Monna Lisa f Japanese: ja モナ・リザ Mona-Riza, ja モナリザ Monariza Javanese: jv Monalisa Kannada: kn ಮೋನ ಲೀಸ, kn ಲ ಗಿಯೊಕೊಂಡ, kn ಲ ಜೊಕೊಂದೆ Korean: ko ^모나^리자, ko 라 ^조콘다 Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb مۆنالیزا Northern Kurdish: kmr Mona Lîza Lao: lo ລາໂຊກົງ, lo ລາຊໍກອງ Latin: la Iucunda f Latvian: lv Mona Liza f, lv Džokonda f Lithuanian: lt Mona Liza f, lt Džokonda f Macedonian: mk Мона Лиза f, mk Џоконда f Malayalam: ml മോണാലിസ Marathi: mr मोनालिसा f Nepali: ne मोना लिजा, ne ला जोक्कोन्दा, ne ला झोकोंद Norwegian: no Mona Lisa f Odia: or ମୋନାଲିସା Persian: fa مونالیزا monâlizâ, fa لبخند ژوکوند labxand žokond Polish: pl Mona Lisa f, pl Gioconda f Portuguese: pt Mona Lisa a Mona Lisa f, pt Gioconda a Gioconda f Punjabi: pa ਮੋਨਾ ਲੀਜ਼ਾ f Russian: ru Мо́на Ли́за f, ru Джоко́нда f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Мона Лиза f, sh Ђоконда f Latin: sh Mona Lisa f, sh Gioconda f Sinhalese: si මොනාලිසා, si ලා ජියොකොන්ඩා Slovak: sk Mona Líza f Slovene: sl Mona Liza f Spanish: es Gioconda la Gioconda f, es Mona Lisa la Mona Lisa f Swedish: sv Mona Lisa c, sv Mona-Lisa c Tamil: ta மோனா லிசா, ta லா ஜியோகொண்டா Telugu: te మోనాలిసా Thai: th โมนาลิซา moo-naa lí-saa, th ลาโจกอนดา laa joo-gɔɔn-daa, th ลาโชกงด์ laa choo-gongd Tibetan: bo མོ་ན་ལི་ས Ukrainian: uk Мо́на Лі́за f, uk Джоко́нда f Urdu: ur مونا لیزا f Mōnā Līzā Venetan: vec Zoconda la Zoconda f subject of the painting, Lisa del Giocondo, née Gherardini French: fr Joconde la Joconde f Polish: pl Mona Lisa f, pl Gioconda f Noun en figurative A masterpiece, an outstanding work. en 2005 Zvi Rappoport; Joel F. Liebman The Chemistry of Cyclobutanes http://books.google.com/books?id=RlCepFfXv6cC&pg=PA18&dq=%22the+Mona+Lisa+of%22&hl=en&ei=L2lOToGPHYLgmAWz9sz2Bg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CFcQ6AEwCTgy#v=onepage&q=%22the%20Mona%20Lisa%20of%22&f=false 18 This small and deceptively simple, but extremely interesting molecular system was rightly characterized by Cram and coworkers as ‘The Mona Lisa of Organic Chemistry’, because of its ability to elicit wonder, to stimulate imagination and, last but not least, by its enigmatic elusiveness and numerous outstanding features. en 2007 Tiffany Christensen Sick girl speaks!: lessons and ponderings along the road to acceptance 128 I told him I didn't care if the painting was a Mona Lisa or pure nonsense, I just wanted him to have the experience of painting on canvas. en w:Kate Biberdorf; Hillary Homzie An Educated Guess The Birthday Blastoff w:Philomel Books 2021 10 9780593116647 Now, in fifth grade, I’m still drawing stick figures and she’s making Mona Lisas. en figurative A woman who resembles the subject of this painting, renowned for her beauty and enigmatic smile. en Joconde<l:dated> en 1972 John Newton Chance The dead tale-tellers 111 She let him take it and sat on, smiling very faintly. It was a Mona Lisa effort. en 1985 w:Bob Dotson ...In pursuit of the American dream http://books.google.com/books?id=u0gaAQAAIAAJ&q=%22the+Mona+Lisa+of%22&dq=%22the+Mona+Lisa+of%22&hl=en&ei=FmVOTsbKKPCKmQXv7PTQBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCgQ6AEwADgU 4 found Florence Thompson, the Mona Lisa of the 1930s, a migrant mother whose picture haunted the nation. en 2000 Edward A. Molnar Shadows on a Mirror 188 They saw each other at the same time, and their gazes met and held.Alex's heart beat faster and harder. He smiled what felt like a Mona Lisa smile en 2005 Ariel Lewin The Archaeology of Ancient Judea and Palestine http://books.google.com/books?id=zlToSqE0k_cC&pg=PA84&dq=%22the+Mona+Lisa+of%22&hl=en&ei=y2NOTrjjLcHbmAWatLHgBg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8&ved=0CEoQ6AEwBzgK#v=onepage&q=%22the%20Mona%20Lisa%20of%22&f=false 84 The panels depicting scenes from the life of Dionysos are framed with acanthus leaves, some of which form medallions, including one showing a fascinating woman who has come to be known as the Mona Lisa of Galilee. en 2020 Michael Shenk Always A Brother 108 It was all enhanced by Melissa's thin smile as she continued working like a Mona Lisa on Red Bull. Translations woman who resembles the subject of the Mona Lisa French: fr joconde f Polish: pl Mona Lisa f, pl Gioconda f References Further reading 1 Anagrams en aailmnos Alaminos Somalian isanomal en Artistic works Individuals