Understanding Leonardo da Vinci and his paintings
‘Mona Lisa’ or ‘La Giaconda’ continues her ambiguous smile. It is impossible to count the different attacks against the image of the ‘Mona Lisa’, especially in the field of popular culture, from Duchamp wearing a mustache and goatee on his postcard, to his drawing in the shape of a gorilla, from his naked state to his portrayal in various guises in today’s social media environment. A kind of ‘iconoclast’ density, as it is called in art history.
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