Why is the Mona Lisa so famous? - Noah Charney

Discover what factors helped Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” become the world’s most famous painting.
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More than 500 years after its creation, Leonardo da Vinci’s “Mona Lisa” is arguably the world’s most famous painting. Many scholars consider it an outstanding work of Renaissance art- but history is full of great paintings. So, how did this particular portrait skyrocket to unprecedented fame? Noah Charney explores the factors that helped create a worldwide sensation.
Lesson by Noah Charney, directed by Avi Ofer.
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  • @hubbawah
    @hubbawah2 жыл бұрын

    Why is Mona Lisa so captivating? Is it her smile, the mysterious aura surrounds her, what is it?! Da Vinci: Dude, it's just a painting.

  • @theironrubberduck

    @theironrubberduck

    2 жыл бұрын

    Weebs today be like:

  • @samsunguser3148

    @samsunguser3148

    2 жыл бұрын

    A certain man likes -The hands-

  • @lastyhopper2792

    @lastyhopper2792

    2 жыл бұрын

    to be fair if Da Vinci is still alive, he would definitely want those people to be around his piece, since those comments will raise his painting's price.

  • @praveenawesome2182

    @praveenawesome2182

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah

  • @kelseydixon7074

    @kelseydixon7074

    2 жыл бұрын

    Allure

  • @rubyred186
    @rubyred1862 жыл бұрын

    Gotta say, love the style of animation. Missed it a lot.

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Sketchy

  • @bluecheese8703

    @bluecheese8703

    2 жыл бұрын

    I know! It feels like reading those old children's books with the sketch-like illustrations. Kind of like reading the Roald Dahl books that were illustrated by Tony Blair!

  • @tia4108

    @tia4108

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jamesabestos2800 BAHAH

  • @tia4108

    @tia4108

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bluecheese8703 it does!

  • @chickensoupmachine5151

    @chickensoupmachine5151

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@bluecheese8703 *gasp* nostalgia 😯 ✨

  • @UnholyShite
    @UnholyShite2 жыл бұрын

    Imagine hiring a painter to paint your wife, but after 10 years it's still unfinished.

  • @ecurewitz

    @ecurewitz

    2 жыл бұрын

    I can’t imagine he was too pleased. And he never actually received the painting

  • @enacrt

    @enacrt

    2 жыл бұрын

    There's a theory Leonardo had adhd, because he was such a perfectionist and would often start something, then leave it unfinished, then start over again and again

  • @panda_invention1810

    @panda_invention1810

    2 жыл бұрын

    😭

  • @vend57

    @vend57

    2 жыл бұрын

    Legends say Mona Lisa took 9 years to get ready. The painting took much lesser.

  • @Tiwack01

    @Tiwack01

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe they fell out or canceled the order for some other reason leaving it as a piece for Da Vinci to experiment on. Not much is known about them.

  • @andrewgremlich
    @andrewgremlich2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I was just there in the Louvre a little while ago, and I thought the Mona Lisa was just popular for the techniques used. This makes more sense now!

  • @FilipposMarinakis

    @FilipposMarinakis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mona Lisa is popular for a million reasons, none of them was on this too biased video. I wonder how come 3-4 years ago all the media talked about Mona Lisa's enigma and Mona Lisa's code, and now all these media outlets and their satellites are focused on devaluating Mona Lisa's uniqueness. Makes you wonder why.

  • @strawberrymilk607

    @strawberrymilk607

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@FilipposMarinakis ...What? What code?

  • @FilipposMarinakis

    @FilipposMarinakis

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@strawberrymilk607 Thanx for asking. Well, since Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa there was a great rumour that Da Vinci hid something really monumental in the Mona Lisa. Da Vinci was a well-known cryptographer, for example to read his manuscripts you have to use a mirror, and so people were wondering since then which is Da Vinci’s secret in the Mona Lisa. Then this global question of the Enigma of Mona Lisa around the 1800’s was focused on her smile. Is she smiling, or is she not smiling? Everybody was trying to find Mona Lisa’s secret, but nobody succeeded. Then the “Da Vinci Code” was published by Dan Brown, and reignited the massive interest on what is Mona Lisa’s secret or Code? Since this book sold around 100 million copies, even if it didn’t solve Da Vinci’s Code, it was perceived by all that whoever actually solves the Mona Lisa Enigma will gain fame and fortune, coz of the globalwide incredible interest. "Da Vinci Code" insane commercial success proved this. For so, since then many-many theories about this Mona Lisa Code were formed, which received incredible publicity from all media. Even if they failed to decode the Mona Lisa and didn’t find the secrets Lionardo hid. Then, after 500 years of wondering and globalwide apotheosis of the Mona Lisa, something happened in the media around 2018, and they all started trashing Mona Lisa and Da Vinci, trying TOO hard to convince us that it’s only a painting. But, since I studied 4,500 Da Vinci manuscripts, let me reassure you that all of his paintings are materializing his pioneering scientific theories about everything he learnt. Each of his paintings and especially Mona Lisa and St Baptist. With Da Vinci NOTHING is a coincidence. Why are they trashing the Mona Lisa since 2018? Well on 2018, someone decoded publically the Mona Lisa! But, he’s not part of the “official sources” and since then they try TOO hard to devaluate Mona Lisa and Da Vinci. As this video tries TOO hard to do. But, the Truth is that the Mona Lisa hides incredible secrets, which will eventually change everything we know scientifically. A new Scientific Age hidden in the most unique Artwork of our History, the Mona Lisa. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oICkmtxydqjQdJs.html

  • @Ricky_Jacobos

    @Ricky_Jacobos

    Жыл бұрын

    @@strawberrymilk607 The Last Supper and Mona Lisa are two of the most famous paintings not only because of the techniques used to paint her but because of the discovery that they hide hidden messages that supports the conspiracy theory about the Holy Grail which is an earth shaking secret about Mary Magdalene and Jesus and about the massive cover up of the church, and how witch trials are connected to this story... whether Leonardo intended to do this or it was all just accidental no one can tell....

  • @punkyreggaeparty8786

    @punkyreggaeparty8786

    2 ай бұрын

    It does?

  • @rosefutureyou
    @rosefutureyou2 жыл бұрын

    The way Peruggia made both himself and Mona Lisa a part of history.

  • @StealthyDead

    @StealthyDead

    2 жыл бұрын

    Everything that has happened is a part of history

  • @bommtatak

    @bommtatak

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@StealthyDead he means documented. Do you want anything else to be made simpler for you, sir?? 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️

  • @anaydkm

    @anaydkm

    Жыл бұрын

    well, now i know

  • @SaraChristopher-nc8xg

    @SaraChristopher-nc8xg

    8 ай бұрын

    @@bommtatak a

  • @rajdeepkashyap5766
    @rajdeepkashyap57662 жыл бұрын

    Yes, even though it is one of the greatest art with the means of scientific techniques behind it, it's popularity stems from the curiosity of an average human mind and their fanaticism. It also shows doesn't matter the period or age, gossip culture has been there for centuries and will there in future.

  • @mrtonyvillagomez

    @mrtonyvillagomez

    2 жыл бұрын

    Were these techniques used by others at the time? Or Mona Lisa was the only one of its kind for decades, hence the curiosity and gushing reviews.

  • @saltyomgsoccerduck2646

    @saltyomgsoccerduck2646

    2 жыл бұрын

    So overrated

  • @jeio7737

    @jeio7737

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤓

  • @FilipposMarinakis

    @FilipposMarinakis

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gossip culture and fanatism is EXACTLY what YOU are doing and what THAT Ted Ed video is doing. Talking about average minds at tops. Please read history first. The historical truth is that Da Vinci artworks materialize his pioneering scientific theories, on more than 20 sciences! Since I’ve studied 4,500 Da Vinci manuscripts, I know what I’m talking about. People made huge queues even when he was alive. It’s also well known that Da Vinci invented the Airplanes, parachutes, helicopters, bicycles, submarines etc etc, thus for sure it’s not a coincidence that Mona Lisa received so much fame since he painted it. That’s why hundreds of books are written about Mona Lisa and Da Vinci, all trying to figure out the secrets he was hiding. And, behold, Mona Lisa was decoded indisputably in 2018! If we split Mona Lisa's face in half, then we see two clearly different half faces. Of Da Vinci, and his lover's Salai. And that’s how humanity learnt 500 years after he painted Mona Lisa that we all have two clearly different half faces! A newfound Scientific Law about our dual anatomy! Yeap, before Mona Lisa we didn't even know our Anatomy! ... I hope that these are enough facts for you. A new Scientific Age hidden in the most unique Artwork of our History, the Mona Lisa. Watch Mona Lisa’s decoding for free here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oICkmtxydqjQdJs.html

  • @phungphan2245
    @phungphan22452 жыл бұрын

    I found it funny that the Mona Lisa line has extremely long for such a tiny picture and not so rare style while across from it in the same room was a more impressive painting of the Wedding feast at Cana (way bigger than pictures in the books). This really shows how arbitrary our perception of the value in art really is.

  • @heba30003

    @heba30003

    2 жыл бұрын

    Actually I do believe MonaLisa is exceptional. There is no other painting I have ever seen that comes close to that in terms of color, brushing and depth technique...and I've seen pretty much all the world's biggest museums as I'm an art critic by profession.

  • @DarckAngel11

    @DarckAngel11

    2 жыл бұрын

    Just like with old and classic artists, people kind of ignore their contemporary art. What piece of art made after the 2000s will be seen as great and of high importance for future generations while current people would ignore it as just part of the landscape?

  • @creepybabby

    @creepybabby

    2 жыл бұрын

    That's exactly what I thought when i visited the Louvre!

  • @CountryCowboy008

    @CountryCowboy008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@heba30003 nah. Girl With A Pearl Earring is more captivating.

  • @SaintSaint

    @SaintSaint

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@heba30003 As an unprofessional art critic critic and street artist, I would say that you need to visit less museums and to finger paint more.

  • @antoinelacoste930
    @antoinelacoste9302 жыл бұрын

    Well if one day you get the chance to go to Le Louvre, don't spend too much time trying to see the Mona Lisa as you'll be in a crowd of tourists taking pictures of it. Instead, turn your back and appreciate the beauty of The Wedding at Cana which doesn't get the attention it deserves because of its neighbor.

  • @ecurewitz

    @ecurewitz

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why not both?

  • @lucaesposito6896

    @lucaesposito6896

    2 жыл бұрын

    And THAT painting (along with other hundreds), was really stolen by Napoleone's from Venice during the war with Austria! They literally cut the huge fresco in half because it was too big to be transported yo Paris. The Louvre itself as we know it today was born with all the paintings and artefacts stolen by the French during those years in Northern Italy.. You can keep the Gioconda, because it was sold by Leonardo, but it would be nice to have our art back. Again, we are talking about hundreds, not a few.

  • @virajsamith4245

    @virajsamith4245

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucaesposito6896 sssasssxxxxdytyyop🤴🏿🤵🏿🧛🏼🧞🧜🙆‍♂️🤷‍♀️🤦🏻👯‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️👚👗👖💍💍💍👑

  • @virajsamith4245

    @virajsamith4245

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@lucaesposito6896 fffcdvfs S Sa A🏃🏽‍♀️🦋👗🧚👑🎅👿🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🏃🏽‍♀️🌈

  • @HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.

    @HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.

    2 жыл бұрын

    Made by Paolo Veronese right?

  • @davidroddick91
    @davidroddick912 жыл бұрын

    When the unknown painting The Scream was stolen, more people paid to see the blank spot where it once hung than had ever paid to see the painting itself. It is now an iconic image, and is the inspiration for the mask in the Scream movies.

  • @oliverpepit1354
    @oliverpepit13542 жыл бұрын

    “A series of European scholars further hyped the mona lisa up” -ted ed, 2022

  • @bedlesspro9504

    @bedlesspro9504

    2 жыл бұрын

    nice

  • @Khaleesi_Jack

    @Khaleesi_Jack

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your service

  • @MonaLisa-do3oj
    @MonaLisa-do3oj2 жыл бұрын

    Art is never finished, only abandoned.

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@action16x2 don't call her Mona Lisa she's Miss. Monnar Lease the 5th G.

  • @ahmedhazem7553
    @ahmedhazem75532 жыл бұрын

    The animation is another masterpiece lol.

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's pretty to look at but not a masterpiece, it's pretty work. *Yes a new definition, pretty work: not a masterpiece but a pretty piece of media*

  • @ahmedhazem8909

    @ahmedhazem8909

    2 жыл бұрын

    yep 2nd masterpice

  • @praveenawesome2182

    @praveenawesome2182

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah

  • @nacsue3278
    @nacsue32782 жыл бұрын

    Vanessa from marvel's Daredevil said something like: "It's not about the Artist or the painting... what matters is how it makes you feel."

  • @balladbay2037

    @balladbay2037

    Жыл бұрын

    This painting makes me feel absolutely nothing. To me it's just that someone painted it back in 1600s. I still don't understand what makes the painting so special .

  • @kiranvootori8101
    @kiranvootori81012 жыл бұрын

    Whoever visits Louvre with no knowledge of its history will be left wondering, why are people crazy about this tiny little portrait when there are thousands of fabulous paintings in the same museum. Some of the world's biggest yet extremely detailed paintings are in the same hall.

  • @teresita2673

    @teresita2673

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree, I was there yesterday and the other paintings were left alone. They only cared to take a pic of the Monalisa painting.

  • @johnryndfleisz6482

    @johnryndfleisz6482

    Жыл бұрын

    mona Lisa very overrated. It looks like her wrist and hand were stung by a bee.

  • @kenjie870

    @kenjie870

    Жыл бұрын

    Coz theyre sheeple😂🤣🤣😅 mona lisa is over rated little painting and yet people think ohhhh the beat painting ever😂🤣🤣😅😅😅🤣🤣

  • @KafshakTashtak

    @KafshakTashtak

    10 ай бұрын

    Obviously after you managed to get a ticket and entered the Louvre.

  • @kiranvootori8101

    @kiranvootori8101

    10 ай бұрын

    @@KafshakTashtak I didn't understand what you mean. But, I visited Louvre thrice.

  • @Chizuru_Yukimura
    @Chizuru_Yukimura2 жыл бұрын

    This video made me realize that it really is more of the external factors and the series of various events combined with the artist's amazing creation of course that led it to it's great fame. Thankyou Ted-ed!

  • @21quynhnhunguyenthi65
    @21quynhnhunguyenthi652 жыл бұрын

    Love the animation and good knowledge that Ted brings to us. I admire Leonardo Da Vinci and all of his great work

  • @dahntaedeluna
    @dahntaedeluna2 жыл бұрын

    I love this video it showcases the importance of timing and positioning so well! 👏

  • @goku4393
    @goku43932 жыл бұрын

    Mona Lisa is famous for it's assymetric smile and it depends on the viewer that if she's smiling or not, the sadness or excitement in her eyes etc. Leanardo did this using his attraction to the geometric shapes which he implemented on his paintings even his engineering levers and screws have correct amount of threads.

  • @johnryndfleisz6482

    @johnryndfleisz6482

    Жыл бұрын

    Too many scholars Dude look at her hand was she stung by a bee?

  • @I-P-777

    @I-P-777

    Жыл бұрын

    She is smiling dude

  • @trempire7514
    @trempire75142 жыл бұрын

    I hope Ted-Ed makes another videos about Leonardo, highly appreciated!!

  • @zorinx744
    @zorinx7442 жыл бұрын

    It's really crazy how sophisticated this artwork is. For me it seems sentient and looking from its hands im transfixed, it looks like it's gonna move if im not looking and when im finally able to break free. I slowly move starting from the hand to face and i suddenly feel treacherous grin(Smile) and i had goosebumps at it. The mystique realization at that part, is the painting is not just a paint, it's frickin alive and It's pretty enigmatic on why is that.

  • @GraveUypo

    @GraveUypo

    2 жыл бұрын

    what an over-the-top, clearly insincere and needlessly embellished take on it.

  • @zorinx744

    @zorinx744

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GraveUypo Exactly the smiles are pretty treacherous. also the details of her hand somewhat amazes me.

  • @r-leanmygirl-gj2kt

    @r-leanmygirl-gj2kt

    Жыл бұрын

    That's right. I have four professional certifications in portrait photography. (30-year photography career.) Leonardo's understanding of light and how it distributes on the face of is beyond astonishing. I've never seen the Mona Lisa, but I've known people who have, and they're spellbound.

  • @monalisa3549
    @monalisa35492 жыл бұрын

    Awww, I am touched. Thank you so much!

  • @camellia..-

    @camellia..-

    2 ай бұрын

    You shut up bitsh

  • @MrsJudithWright
    @MrsJudithWright2 жыл бұрын

    Interesting perspective on this incredible painting. Great illustrations.

  • @arson2925
    @arson29252 жыл бұрын

    This is the question that I've been asking for for years!!!! Thank you for giving the answer.

  • @priyanshuranjan3088
    @priyanshuranjan30882 жыл бұрын

    I have this question in my mind from years but I never tried to get the answer because it seemed like something unimportant but today I'm happy that I saw this TEDEd video.

  • @janhavipote9643

    @janhavipote9643

    2 жыл бұрын

    If you really are curious to find out why monalisa is famous watch this video. Great Art explained has a video on it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6CLqZKYm83fj7w.html

  • @anushasharma9245
    @anushasharma92452 жыл бұрын

    OMG! I never knew this was the reason for Mona Lisa to be so famous. And by the way, love your content and animations. Thank you for sharing such valuable information around the world.

  • @NoBudjetFilms
    @NoBudjetFilms2 жыл бұрын

    It is a masterpiece on a technical level. And it looks nice, but the Mona Lisa has never held much interest for me. I can appreciate it for what it is, but I have other favorites from the Renaissance era.

  • @Gadget-Walkmen

    @Gadget-Walkmen

    2 жыл бұрын

    It looks fantastic, not just "nice". It's fine to have favorites but there's no denying it looks amazing.

  • @dettlaffvandereretein1776

    @dettlaffvandereretein1776

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Gadget-Walkmen He literally said it's a masterpiece on a technical level, and it is. On other levels... It's subjective.

  • @Gadget-Walkmen

    @Gadget-Walkmen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@dettlaffvandereretein1776 fair enough.

  • @neunzehnvierundachtzig

    @neunzehnvierundachtzig

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Gadget-Walkmen Yeah its a masterpiece . But calling monalisa as the most beautiful women is an overstatement. I have literally seen prettier ones than her.

  • @Gadget-Walkmen

    @Gadget-Walkmen

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@neunzehnvierundachtzig never said that, and of course there are more beautiful women!

  • @shubhamnema8281
    @shubhamnema828115 күн бұрын

    Behind the popularity of a creation, there are legends that brought it to the recognition

  • @stenciaaa
    @stenciaaa2 жыл бұрын

    I must admit I’m immensely fond with his vocabulary, that and the way in which he articulates his sentences 🤌🏾😫❤️

  • @thebasketballhistorian3291
    @thebasketballhistorian32912 жыл бұрын

    1:40 is why the Mona Lisa stands out to me. Renaissance portraits always have that same look: dry eyed, no smile, and with an "air of dignity". But with the Mona Lisa, she actually looks at us with a smile, much the same way we would pose when taking a picture today. In that sense, she feels more real and familiar to me than the somewhat strange poses and expressions in most Renaissance portraits.

  • @nicolejasien5322

    @nicolejasien5322

    2 жыл бұрын

    That’s pretty cool to see that, I haven’t seen other paintings like that yet but good point.

  • @hhhhh-me1fb

    @hhhhh-me1fb

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly!

  • @bonchitogovindodas3333
    @bonchitogovindodas33332 жыл бұрын

    Mona Lisa is a masterpiece as well, and one of the greatest at that. The Art Explained channel had explained that really well.

  • @Itwasntme0
    @Itwasntme02 жыл бұрын

    I was literally thinking about this yesterday...to think you would make a video the day after is crazy

  • @tilkeshjathan
    @tilkeshjathan2 жыл бұрын

    Wow, the science behind the painting is astonishing!

  • @brainsphilosophy5837
    @brainsphilosophy58372 жыл бұрын

    1:58 The simplicity yet the little touches like this complete this animation. The up down of eyebrows >>>>> any fancy animation

  • @glacierfirms
    @glacierfirms2 жыл бұрын

    it is exactly and already 12am but im still up for some ted ed's contents!

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gonna comment here first so the bot doesn't try to hijack this comment.

  • @gitayani6751
    @gitayani67512 жыл бұрын

    I love how to their way explained about this topic, it's different but great.

  • @lolyayab8060
    @lolyayab80602 жыл бұрын

    OMG I can't believe you made this video finally! I really need it and need to know everything about Mona Lisa in your style , it's not available in my native language"Arabic" but that's okay.

  • @aidanrogers4438
    @aidanrogers44382 жыл бұрын

    It would be great if you could do a video on the Salvator Mundi painting that was sold for $450 million some years ago, to Saudi Arabia’s Muhammad bin Salman. From what I understand his purchase makes it the most expensive painting ever sold, it’s been owned by Charles I and II of England and James II of England, and even though it was declared a Da Vinci piece, there are still arguments over who actually painted it and whether it’s a complete Da Vinci.

  • @izzakhalid2495

    @izzakhalid2495

    2 жыл бұрын

    I find it really strange that a Muslim would spend so much money on a painting depicting Jesus (I think), because we’re not allowed to make pictures of God or the prophets. A lot of the money could have been spent on helping some people. Sad.

  • @aidanrogers4438

    @aidanrogers4438

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@izzakhalid2495 From what I’ve read, the person who bought it, Prince Badr was an intermediary for Mohammed bin Salman but the auction house said Prince Badr acted on behalf of Abu Dhabi's Department of Culture and Tourism for display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi. Then it was reported the painting was supposedly kept on Salman’s private yacht in the Red Sea. Not to mention the absurd price that was paid for it, when it’s legitimacy as a Da Vinci is still questioned. Personally, regardless of whether it’s a legit Da Vinci or not, I do like the painting. Although I’m not religious, I think it’s a great painting of Jesus, with colours and details. But there is certainly something dodgy going on with where it’s being kept and just why it was bought.

  • @naufaltriandiroziqi8538

    @naufaltriandiroziqi8538

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@izzakhalid2495 maybe he see it as an investment, like people would like to own the most expensive thing

  • @valevisa8429

    @valevisa8429

    2 жыл бұрын

    No doubt that the painting was bought as an excellent investment.

  • @mehmetalireyhan8436

    @mehmetalireyhan8436

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@izzakhalid2495 ex Muslim here AFAIK that no depiction thing only applies for muhammad

  • @benofia7277
    @benofia72772 жыл бұрын

    This really fits the definition of: You only miss it once it's gone forever (well not forever in this case, but you get my point)

  • @bookoffholicbookwart5945
    @bookoffholicbookwart59452 жыл бұрын

    I honestly live for these videos

  • @whodis9225
    @whodis92252 жыл бұрын

    This painting is famous for its detail of the eyebrows captured this image perfectly

  • @Arslankekhayal
    @Arslankekhayal2 жыл бұрын

    There's a movie I watched named "Mr. Peabody and Sherman" the characters of the film travelled back in time and the movie demonstrated that Mona Lisa had issues having a laugh or a smile so Da Vinci could not get the paiting right and thats what took too long for Da Vinci to make the portrait.

  • @slam8515
    @slam85152 жыл бұрын

    To me the greatness of this painting does not only come from the fact that it was stolen many times, or that it belonged to many famous people, but more than anything else this painting was painted by the greatest inventor of all time 500 hundred years ago. Moreover this painting is full of mystery….

  • @monalisa-he1gg
    @monalisa-he1gg Жыл бұрын

    Oh... I feel so flustered!!!

  • @50CeNTTTTT
    @50CeNTTTTT2 жыл бұрын

    I just love it when I get that pop up saying "Someone has liked your comment" or "Someone has subscribed!" Have a great 2022!

  • @yumnaamjad2637
    @yumnaamjad26372 жыл бұрын

    I love that line how we create and maintain a celebrity

  • @janhavipote9643

    @janhavipote9643

    2 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/d6CLqZKYm83fj7w.html

  • @hi-ix2ps
    @hi-ix2ps2 жыл бұрын

    These videos are so entertaining!!

  • @theresa9957
    @theresa99572 жыл бұрын

    your style of animation is so cool. so many hidden allusions

  • @Irondragon1945
    @Irondragon19452 жыл бұрын

    One little detail i want to add (it might not be true) is that at the time there weren't photographs of everything ready on the Internet, so when the Mona Lisa went missing, all people had left were the gushing descriptions about it, which supposedly spurred people's curiousity about what it did look like

  • @mrtonyvillagomez

    @mrtonyvillagomez

    2 жыл бұрын

    This makes a lot of sense.

  • @shrekfrog
    @shrekfrog2 жыл бұрын

    ive always had in my mind that mona lisa is just famous for being... famous? if that made sense would love some more insight after watching this video

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah the situation around it made people wanna see this re nay era art.

  • @ACheateryearsago

    @ACheateryearsago

    2 жыл бұрын

    We're no strangers to loveee You know the rules and so do i

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ACheateryearsago Now that's what I call a masterpiece transcending local and cultures beyond youth.

  • @mickaelchan5251

    @mickaelchan5251

    2 жыл бұрын

    There is a great 30 min video of the channel "Great Art explained" about Mona Lisa that goes in the details of why this particular piece is so famous. It's not all hype, it's a fabulous piece of art.

  • @hhhhh-me1fb

    @hhhhh-me1fb

    2 жыл бұрын

    Nah.., it has actual technique. Techniques, wayyy ahead of its time. Atleast it isn’t a dot on a white canvas or a boring realistic eye.

  • @leylabayrak4612
    @leylabayrak46122 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for information. It was great 🙏

  • @serenasong7106
    @serenasong71062 жыл бұрын

    MonaLisa is the most famous work inLouvre museum. When i went to paris, I appreciated it for more than 30minutes. Through this program , i was so creative.

  • @thelastminutetrade
    @thelastminutetrade2 жыл бұрын

    It took 14 years by Da Vinci to create Monalisa. Such a masterpiece. ❣️😍🙏

  • @heba30003
    @heba300032 жыл бұрын

    So many people in the comments trying to look interesting by saying MonaLisa is not as impressive as everyone is trying to make it looks like..well...IT ACTUALLY IS! It's absolutely impressive in every way possible. In this case at least, it does meet and exceed the expectations.

  • @enacrt

    @enacrt

    2 жыл бұрын

    It might not be as "impressive" in terms of techniques and subject alone, but it was so perfectly executed, and yet so simple, resulting in her expression creating quite a feeling in the viewer that just draws you in continously in a way that's so visceral that you can't quite find the words that come close to express why this artwork is so fascinating. It just is, on a primal, raw level; it's just extremely human, and yet, sublime. No wonder it's been fascinating for last 500 years, Leonardo really understood the assignment.

  • @Wild-Eye

    @Wild-Eye

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s a dude in drag. I don’t care I still love it. So many people don’t get it. Paint on canvass yeah not a special thing. But what it really says is amazing. How many men today would have known Ru Paul was a man if not explained and admitted. Mona Lisa is a masterpiece because she remains a mystery.

  • @GraveUypo

    @GraveUypo

    2 жыл бұрын

    i'd argue the opposite. so many people trying to look cultured by singing praises with elaborate sentences that look like they come from an erotic novel or something. comes off as artificial and insincere, just for the sake of trying to impress random people on the internet.

  • @heba30003

    @heba30003

    2 жыл бұрын

    ​@@GraveUypo If they don't know what they're talking about, then yes. But for me there is no other painting in the history like MonaLisa in terms of color finesse, brush-work and color perspective, which gives that depth effect we see. It looks like 100 filters has been applied over. It's absolutely impressive.

  • @Wild-Eye

    @Wild-Eye

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@GraveUypo kinda like what you just did lmao 😂

  • @kirbymarchbarcena
    @kirbymarchbarcena2 жыл бұрын

    I gotta say the Mona Lisa painting really captivates anyone in one way or another

  • @saftheartist6137
    @saftheartist61372 жыл бұрын

    “I love this video it showcases the importance of timing and positioning so well!” 🕊👏 ~ Saf Saf 🖼

  • @nuhakirmani3396
    @nuhakirmani33962 жыл бұрын

    Heyyyy. Yayyy new vid

  • @WarmBreezeStudios
    @WarmBreezeStudios Жыл бұрын

    1:50 - 1:51 She just winked at me with a kind smile.

  • @leyenda6149
    @leyenda6149 Жыл бұрын

    She had skillz legendary through the ages

  • @betterchapter
    @betterchapter2 жыл бұрын

    Just saw the painting up-close and I had no idea she had no eyebrows...

  • @lariayuyam7393
    @lariayuyam73932 жыл бұрын

    Imagine getting painted, thinking nothing of it and living the rest of your life unknown but now you’re literally the most well known painting on Earth.

  • @bp8beatz
    @bp8beatz2 жыл бұрын

    ted ed is one of the best channels

  • @aguirrevillanuevajuancarlo4792
    @aguirrevillanuevajuancarlo47922 жыл бұрын

    Great as always, I loved the animation it’s so funny

  • @maresgoez
    @maresgoez2 жыл бұрын

    I was 2 days ago in the Louvre. The monalisa is the only painting where you have to stand in line to be in front of it.

  • @johnryndfleisz6482

    @johnryndfleisz6482

    Жыл бұрын

    And what a waste of time.

  • @Amin-py6tl
    @Amin-py6tl2 жыл бұрын

    I always wonder why this painting is so popular now i know why

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Oh man they just stole his art work and gave IT TO FRANCE

  • @punkyreggaeparty8786

    @punkyreggaeparty8786

    2 жыл бұрын

    I still don't get it....

  • @hhhhh-me1fb

    @hhhhh-me1fb

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@punkyreggaeparty8786 it’s because it’s not just a painting. Sometimes you can see excitement in her eyes, or sometimes even sadness. You can ever feel her looking at her at any angle. The techniques used on it were way ahead of its time. It also comes down to a fact that people are just so curious about it, and I don’t blame them.

  • @janhavipote9643

    @janhavipote9643

    2 жыл бұрын

    You still don't know why. This video is misrepresented. Please watch the video by Art explained.

  • @satnamo
    @satnamo2 жыл бұрын

    Because it is a nice portrait with a mysterious smile.

  • @adhambatuna1844
    @adhambatuna18442 жыл бұрын

    Wow thank you ted ed

  • @bairarou1085
    @bairarou10852 жыл бұрын

    It looks like an advertising of redbull

  • @fum4491
    @fum44912 жыл бұрын

    I argued with my teacher about it. He never heard of this theft, and yet he tried to convince us that it's famous just becouse of it's ,,sacred aura".

  • @Jdance790
    @Jdance7906 ай бұрын

    A good story captures your reader’s attention and leaves them wanting more. To craft a good story, you need to be willing to revise your work so that every sentence matters. Start your story by creating memorable characters and outlining a plot. Then, write a first draft from beginning to end. Once you have your first draft, improve it using a few writing strategies. Finally, revise your story to create a final draft. You may need to edit a few times but keep doing so until you enjoy the final product.

  • @QuanNguyen-sx9bp
    @QuanNguyen-sx9bp2 жыл бұрын

    Great art piece

  • @dot73
    @dot732 жыл бұрын

    It's another example of hype-generated value. It's a nice painting and that's it.

  • @mrtonyvillagomez
    @mrtonyvillagomez2 жыл бұрын

    I wonder if the original image was more striking, before age and vandalism damaged certain features. Maybe it really did play with your eyes back then.

  • @chaulachaulaya5259
    @chaulachaulaya52592 жыл бұрын

    You have earned my subscription buddy.. thumbs up..!

  • @memes7202
    @memes72022 жыл бұрын

    After so many days Welcome back ted

  • @MrChubbyB
    @MrChubbyB2 жыл бұрын

    Who’s here after the cake incident

  • @alizamanandhar7147

    @alizamanandhar7147

    Жыл бұрын

    Climate change

  • @khadijaali9607
    @khadijaali96072 жыл бұрын

    But where’s the eyebrows??

  • @acebharath
    @acebharath2 жыл бұрын

    This was excellently explain by Adam in Adam ruins everything video.

  • @shaksiyat
    @shaksiyat2 жыл бұрын

    I'll have famous pantings for my profile picture now. Thanks ted-ed for creative ideas.

  • @mooneater7962
    @mooneater79622 жыл бұрын

    The man who just wanted a potrait of his wife waited for 10 years only to find it wasn't completed. That's harsh! lol

  • @aditshukla
    @aditshukla2 жыл бұрын

    0:47 😂😂😂 He indeed was an artist

  • @shrikarl6540
    @shrikarl65402 жыл бұрын

    thanks wondering this for 4 yrs

  • @lavliness
    @lavliness2 жыл бұрын

    thank you ♡

  • @SnoopyDoofie
    @SnoopyDoofie2 жыл бұрын

    We need a thriller movie involving the theft of the Mona Lisa starring Tom Cruise and Ben Affleck. Let's call it "Mission Impossible: Gone Girl"

  • @ganesh3036
    @ganesh30362 жыл бұрын

    Just imagine if everyone in the world are as talented as DA VINCI....

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    Their were painters probably in France,Germany and China. I mean somebody's always better

  • @tbthegr81

    @tbthegr81

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't have to imagine it, there is a Futurama episode about just that :P

  • @noobatredstone3001

    @noobatredstone3001

    2 жыл бұрын

    Talent is an excuse

  • @tweettweetyweety

    @tweettweetyweety

    11 ай бұрын

    @@noobatredstone3001 Stay mad

  • @noobatredstone3001

    @noobatredstone3001

    11 ай бұрын

    @@tweettweetyweety what are you even talking about?

  • @malte000
    @malte0002 жыл бұрын

    2:45 Pissed Venus is my new favourite Ted-Ed character :)

  • @gabrielmoralesgonzalez6471
    @gabrielmoralesgonzalez6471 Жыл бұрын

    This history video is amazing.

  • @abcxyz-
    @abcxyz-2 жыл бұрын

    There was an old king from India named Raja Ravi Verma. His paintings were far better then any artist I have ever seen. But he doesn't get enough credits. Do check him out if you can...

  • @epsilon1563

    @epsilon1563

    2 жыл бұрын

    I have, and can confirm he is very underrated

  • @AbhishekBM

    @AbhishekBM

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not a king, a member of royal family. But a good painter without a doubt

  • @jamesabestos2800

    @jamesabestos2800

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wanna check that out, thanks updoot for you.

  • @yurineri2227

    @yurineri2227

    2 жыл бұрын

    he really is very good, but I wouldn't say that he is *far* better than any artist, he certainly is up there with the greats though

  • @abcxyz-

    @abcxyz-

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@yurineri2227 He is man. Look him up. As an art student when I found out about him I was so stunned. I was shocked at how underrated he is and how I never knew him...

  • @AutopilotAndChill
    @AutopilotAndChill2 жыл бұрын

    If you’ve seen it, it’s nice and all but not what it is hyped up to be. Many other paintings are far superior both in technique, palette, depth and detail. Even in the same era I feel like The Sistine chapel, Madonna and Child as well as The Ambassadors do a much better job of displaying the pinnacle of art in the era. The Sistine taking the cake in both difficulty, imagination and detail.

  • @shwetaO_O
    @shwetaO_O2 жыл бұрын

    Your every imagination video is very is easy to understand things. Thx .

  • @gronkusbonkus
    @gronkusbonkus2 жыл бұрын

    Bruh i just realized how crazy it is that someone painted this like a long time ago and it is still here to see and it has seen so many people and so much but it is still here if it was alive do you think it would want to still be here would you want to live way longer than you will right now but in exchange you sit down and do nothing besides watching people watch you staring at you

  • @shezadahmedkhan2812
    @shezadahmedkhan2812 Жыл бұрын

    She looks Like Puttin,trust me 😂😂

  • @kenster8270
    @kenster82702 жыл бұрын

    4:04 Intiiieeerrogated ?? 🤨

  • @_sheesh.
    @_sheesh.2 жыл бұрын

    That's why we love painting 🖼😍❤💕

  • @shayanApuhamy
    @shayanApuhamy2 жыл бұрын

    It's a masterpiece. Loved to see it at louver museum.

  • @thetwizzlerr

    @thetwizzlerr

    Жыл бұрын

    louvre

  • @wrnch-kn3od
    @wrnch-kn3od2 жыл бұрын

    2022 : Monalisa Eats a Cake 🍰

  • @GermanZindro
    @GermanZindro2 жыл бұрын

    Probably the most disappointing piece of art I've ever seen. It's hyped up so much, you have to wait to see it and in the end it's just a rather small piece you can't even look at close up. It's unfortunate that so many people will ignore all the wonderful art in the louvre, just to look at a overhyped celebrity.

  • @RupakShakur

    @RupakShakur

    2 жыл бұрын

    Truth right here. Not to mention all the phones held up to take pictures which pretty much obstructs any view behind the people in first

  • @rizdog5735

    @rizdog5735

    2 жыл бұрын

    Similarly, That's why some KZreadrs don't let you dm them. Because even if they did, you wouldn't be able to even have a chance to talk to them a proper conversation, because of all of the population flocking over.

  • @janhavipote9643

    @janhavipote9643

    2 жыл бұрын

    Please watch the video by art explained, he has gone into the depths of this painting and explains exactly why Monalisa is so popular. Monalisa painting was ahead of it's time. You will be flabbergasted by how this painting was made after knowing the details behind it.

  • @pabloalejandrofranca7691

    @pabloalejandrofranca7691

    Жыл бұрын

    @@janhavipote9643 The truth is: Monalisa is just a "hiperhyped" art. The people built a huge amount of hype over a painting that was just meant to be a portrait. There are several works of art that have a much superior quality, both in terms of shadows, optics, colors .etc. it's disappointing to see how weak humanity is. to the point that the most popular work in the history of mankind is a portrait that not even Leonardo da Vinci himself took seriously.

  • @tweettweetyweety

    @tweettweetyweety

    11 ай бұрын

    @@pabloalejandrofranca7691 “Disappointed in humanity” over a painting? Lol please get a life

  • @sakshamrao6581
    @sakshamrao65812 жыл бұрын

    What a legend the painter is

  • @vectorx4449
    @vectorx44492 жыл бұрын

    Yup new one!!!!❤❤

  • @nitinvsjain
    @nitinvsjain2 жыл бұрын

    I believe, it's one of the most over hyped art piece on the planet.

  • @pinkspringsmusic8072
    @pinkspringsmusic8072 Жыл бұрын

    Mona Lisa is Vladimir Putin in the parallel universe.