Portable - Monalisa

Behind Lisa sits a landscape that is as famous as her face. It is a wild, imaginary vista of winding rivers, jagged mountains, and misty valleys. This was another innovation: aerial perspective . Leonardo, a keen observer of nature, painted the background in cooler, bluer tones to mimic the way the atmosphere affects distant objects.

The Mona Lisa was not always the superstar it is today. Its fame exploded due to: Monalisa

Why does the feel so alive ? The answer lies not in her beauty, but in Leonardo’s technical innovation. He employed three distinct techniques that were revolutionary in the 1500s. Behind Lisa sits a landscape that is as famous as her face