Mona Lisa Renaissance Photoshop

The Mona Lisa is known to be as the most famous painting of all time. The artist was Leonardo Da Vinci and it was a portrait of Lisa Gherardini who was the wife of Francesco del Giocondo (Florentine politician and patron of the arts). It is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506. It was acquired by King Francis I of France in the early 1600’s and is now property of the French Republic. It has been on permanent display at the Musee de Louvre in Paris since 1797. It’s fame elevated in the 19^th century. In 1852, it was worth about $90,000 and today if sold, it would go for approximately $720 Million making it the most expensive painting of all-time.  

Leonardo Da Vinci was a man of many different expertises; painter, sculptor, architect, musician, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, geologist, cartographer, botanist, and writer. He is of course most well known for painting the Mona Lisa. Born in Florence, Italy on April 15^th 1452; Leonardo was born into a peasant family. He possessed many more talents than the other peasants. He received a very informal education. He painted a monster spitting fire, which he sold to a Florentine art dealer, which later on got sold to the Duke of Milan. This painting got him recognized at the age of 14 and got him apprenticed by Andrea Di Cione; One of the finest artists in Florence. Leonardo would later go on in life to paint several famous paintings including; The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, and Virgin of the Rocks. In modern day, Leonardo is one of the most respected artists and arguably the “Best of all-time”.

The Early Italian renaissance was all about Florence. It was the Hollywood of the time frame. Most of the famous paintings from this time frame were painted in Florence. This time frame was based solely off portraits. Royalty or historical figures were frequently painted. Most artists would paint “unreal” backgrounds or figures. Nudity was a main focus also. The Italians were very intrigued by the human body. They thought the natural aspect would work well. Facial features were very rare. Most paintings included a very dull straight face. Religion also played a huge part in paintings. The most famous artists of this era were: Masaccio, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, Tintoretto, Bellini, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Ghiberti, Giotto, Raphael.