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]

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]

Weebs today be like:

[@samsunguser3148]

A certain man likes -The hands-

[@lastyhopper2792]

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]

Yeah

[@kelseydixon7074]

Allure

[@rubyred186]

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

[@jamesabestos2800]

Sketchy

[@bluecheese8703]

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]

@@jamesabestos2800 BAHAH

[@tia4108]

@@bluecheese8703 it does!

[@chickensoupmachine5151]

@@bluecheese8703 *gasp* nostalgia 😯 ✨

[@andrewgremlich]

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]

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]

@@FilipposMarinakis ...What? What code?

[@FilipposMarinakis]

@@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. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH3Taa1ve6qdepo

[@Ricky_Jacobos]

@@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]

It does?

[@rosefutureyou]

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

[@StealthyDead]

Everything that has happened is a part of history

[@bommtatak]

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

[@anaydkm]

well, now i know

[@SaraChristopher-nc8xg]

@@bommtatak a

[@UnholyShite]

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

[@ecurewitz]

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

[@enacrt]

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]

😭

[@vend57]

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

[@Tiwack01]

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.

[@rajdeepkashyap5766]

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]

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]

So overrated

[@jeio7737]

🤓

[@FilipposMarinakis]

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: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pH3Taa1ve6qdepo

[@phungphan2245]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@CountryCowboy008]

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

[@SaintSaint]

@@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]

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]

Why not both?

[@lucaesposito6896]

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]

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[@virajsamith4245]

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[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

Made by Paolo Veronese right?

[@ahmedhazem7553]

The animation is another masterpiece lol.

[@jamesabestos2800]

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]

yep 2nd masterpice

[@praveenawesome2182]

Yeah

[@davidroddick91]

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]

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

[@bedlesspro9504]

nice

[@Khaleesi_Jack]

Thank you for your service

[@MonaLisa-do3oj]

Art is never finished, only abandoned.

[@jamesabestos2800]

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

[@nacsue3278]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@kenjie870]

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

[@KafshakTashtak]

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

[@kiranvootori8101]

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

[@monalisa3549]

Awww, I am touched. Thank you so much!

[@camellia..-]

You shut up bitsh

[@goku4393]

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]

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

[@I-P-777]

She is smiling dude

[@whisperingskeleton]

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]

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

[@whisperingskeleton]

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

[@r-leanmygirl-gj2kt]

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.

[@thebasketballhistorian3291]

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]

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

[@hhhhh-me1fb]

Exactly!

[@NoBudjetFilms]

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]

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

[@Mephanderos]

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

[@Gadget-Walkmen]

@@Mephanderos fair enough.

[@NicolastheThird-h6m]

@@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]

@@NicolastheThird-h6m never said that, and of course there are more beautiful women!

[@Chizuru_Yukimura]

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!

[@aidanrogers4438]

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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@valevisa8429]

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

[@mehmetalireyhan8436]

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

[@dahntaedeluna]

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

[@thuqui749]

the quote at 0:04 pays me an attention. " this is so soft a look, but avid like the sea, devours " but i can't understand it clear

[@anushasharma9245]

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.

[@trempire7514]

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

[@21quynhnhunguyenthi65]

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

[@brainsphilosophy5837]

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

[@glacierfirms]

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

[@jamesabestos2800]

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

[@slam8515]

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….

[@Arslankekhayal]

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.

[@MrsJudithWright]

Interesting perspective on this incredible painting. Great illustrations.

[@WarmBreezeStudios]

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

[@bonchitogovindodas3333]

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

[@Mr_Mahito1327.]

My name is Yoshikage Kira. I'm 33 years old. My house is in the northeast section of Morioh, where all the villas are, and I am not married. I work as an employee for the Kame Yu department stores, and I get home every day by 8 PM at the latest. I don't smoke, but I occasionally drink. I'm in bed by 11 PM, and make sure I get eight hours of sleep, no matter what. After having a glass of warm milk and doing about twenty minutes of stretches before going to bed, I usually have no problems sleeping until morning. Just like a baby, I wake up without any fatigue or stress in the morning. I was told there were no issues at my last check-up. I'm trying to explain that I'm a person who wishes to live a very quiet life. I take care not to trouble myself with any enemies, like winning and losing, that would cause me to lose sleep at night. That is how I deal with society, and I know that is what brings me happiness. Although, if I were to fight I wouldn't lose to anyone.

[@Irondragon1945]

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]

This makes a lot of sense.

[@leyenda6149]

She had skillz legendary through the ages

[@shrekfrog]

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]

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

[@ACheateryearsago]

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

[@jamesabestos2800]

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

[@mickaelchan5251]

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]

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.

[@heba30003]

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]

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]

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]

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]

​@@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]

@@GraveUypo kinda like what you just did lmao 😂

[@benofia7277]

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)

[@yumnaamjad2637]

I love that line how we create and maintain a celebrity

[@janhavipote9643]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/e526eGOVoM-slbs

[@abuhuraira5581]

0:48 the painting and person are different 😉

[@saftheartist6137]

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

[@Jdance790]

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[@bairarou1085]

It looks like an advertising of redbull

[@tilkeshjathan]

Wow, the science behind the painting is astonishing!

[@lariayuyam7393]

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.

[@priyanshuranjan3088]

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]

If you really are curious to find out why monalisa is famous watch this video. Great Art explained has a video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e526eGOVoM-slbs

[@khadijaali9607]

But where’s the eyebrows??

[@genuinepessimist5185]

Never saw the big deal. I don’t think it’s that awe inspiring

[@pinkspringsmusic8072]

Mona Lisa is Vladimir Putin in the parallel universe.

[@satnamo]

Because it is a nice portrait with a mysterious smile.

[@nuhakirmani3396]

Heyyyy. Yayyy new vid

[@shubhamnema8281]

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

[@Amin-py6tl]

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

[@jamesabestos2800]

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

[@punkyreggaeparty8786]

I still don't get it....

[@hhhhh-me1fb]

@@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]

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

[@malte000]

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

[@fum4491]

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".

[@MrJoeGarner]

I was in Paris during 1994 New Year, got to go to Louvre and see the painting in person. One of my few achievements in life.

[@mrtonyvillagomez]

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.

[@brandonnguyen6718]

5:07 the one guy holding on for dear life continues to try and take a selfie

[@betterchapter]

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

[@acebharath]

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

[@abcxyz-]

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]

I have, and can confirm he is very underrated

[@AbhishekBM]

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

[@jamesabestos2800]

I wanna check that out, thanks updoot for you.

[@yurineri2227]

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-]

@@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...

[@arson2925]

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

[@kenster8270]

4:04 Intiiieeerrogated ?? 🤨

[@varunprakash6207]

Mona Lisa one of the marvellous painting done by Leondaro Da Vinci painting world famous for his face pioneer of Mona Lisa paints To see the face optical illusion the paint mono Lisa world famous paintings in the World canvas painting optical illusion painting One of the most world famous paintings in the World mono Lisa girl with changing face

[@thelastminutetrade]

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

[@monalisa-he1gg]

Oh... I feel so flustered!!!

[@aditshukla]

0:47 😂😂😂 He indeed was an artist

[@50CeNTTTTT]

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

[@maresgoez]

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]

And what a waste of time.

[@stenciaaa]

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

[@dot73]

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

[@kanchanaanudeep6725]

If the paintings in India preserved ... There would have been whole lot different perspective..

[@MrChubbyB]

Who’s here after the cake incident

[@alizamanandhar7147]

Climate change

[@hi-ix2ps]

These videos are so entertaining!!

[@SnoopyDoofie]

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"

[@WhoAmDis]

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

[@mooneater7962]

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

[@punkyreggaeparty8786]

Was just discussing this with an art history major. As I have never understood the appeal of this painting....

[@ganesh3036]

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

[@jamesabestos2800]

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

[@tbthegr81]

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

[@noobatredstone3001]

Talent is an excuse

[@tweettweetyweety]

@@noobatredstone3001 Stay mad

[@noobatredstone3001]

@@tweettweetyweety what are you even talking about?

[@ohsomyeah8379]

Addison Anderson is one of my favourite narrators, second only to Steve Taylor of Kurzgesagt.

[@CaptainCreampie69]

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.

[@embeboso8329]

what would lisa think when she saw leonardo take all the credit for her painting

[@nitinvsjain]

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

[@gitayani6751]

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

[@AdnanKhan-eb1kt]

Because of people, She is famous.

[@jamesabestos2800]

Eh she's a 5/10 I've had better experiences.

[@janhavipote9643]

No.

[@janhavipote9643]

If you really are curious to find out why monalisa is famous watch this video. Great Art explained has a video on it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e526eGOVoM-slbs

[@ananditasharma6817]

21st century: Can't get over fictional character you saw in a movie. 20th century: Can't get over a lady you saw in an artwork.

[@GermanZindro]

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]

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]

Similarly, That's why some KZbinrs 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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@kristinelee8588]

Got to admit, the part about Picasso having a connection to a Louvre/Mona Lisa theft surprised me

[@wrnch-kn3od]

2022 : Monalisa Eats a Cake 🍰

[@floptime]

There's no such thing as perfection...Da Vinci took 10years to learn that

[@chardelraconner7324]

mixed coupling(s) first occured width objects of momentum land and seair CORRECT

[@Clodd1]

Many people went to Le Louvre just to see ONE painting when there's so many other great piece of art in there. Not gonna say Mona Lisa is overrated, but many great even better painting don't get such recognition. Sad.

[@johnryndfleisz6482]

Well, it is overrated

[@lolyayab8060]

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.

[@priscilaliz5959]

Why go to school when you have Ted-Ed 🙄🙄🙄

[@1800DOGTOOTH]

2:50 GLAD TO KNOW OUR GENERATION WASN'T THE ONLY ONE SIMPING OVER ART 😭😭😭😭

[@dangeldoll]

*simping for a pretty lady* -the origins before the gazettes printed photographs of the actual portrait -nobody was learning what the Mona Lisa looked like, - is what I was learning in Art History, average people did not travel to a foreign country to go to a museum - on average people did not know artists after the presses were spreading the news about the theft, people went to see and get photographed with the empty space and 2 nails left - it was the printed gazettes that made that Portrait famous and the return reignited the interest

[@mrtonyvillagomez]

Ah, so the theft was sort of like free publicity/ marketing? It sort of was what put it on the radar

[@dangeldoll]

@@mrtonyvillagomez exactly, the theft was responsible for the spread of the portrait’s fame, and media had been doing their stuff for a long while, but now they had photos that is how my teachers had brought it up to us, “why is Mona Lisa so popular? she had great publicity” - they realy posted photos of 2 nails in the wall and an empty space where a mysterious portrait used to be - great press at the time people were reading newspapers for entertainment and gossip fuel, before radio and tv, and when the press was printing actual photographs many people in small rural areas, away from big cities, had their first viewing of outside world and when press magazines were starting to print “IN COLOUR” all makeup brands adverts were getting huge, like Lipstick and nail-polish was finally printed in bold red - the sales were skyrocketing because of colourful pictures

[@mohd.danishraza8155]

"how we create and maintain a celebrity" perfect description.

[@scottmaui2515]

I’ve seen the Mona Lisa in person, without the crowds. Hypnotic imitation of life? Nope. Treacherous attraction? Nope. Mocking lips and gaze promising unknown pleasures? Nope. Embodiment of timeless feminine beauty? And nope. It’s a great painting and smaller than you think. However when you study countless other paintings, you’re like “eh”.

[@johnryndfleisz6482]

Yea, it is a dud.

[@gronkusbonkus]

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