da Vinci - The painter of Mona Lisa #BlogchatterA2Z

Leonardo was born in April 1452 in Florence and he was educated in the studio of a Florentine painter .

Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo spent his first years in the home of his mother, and from at least 1457 lived in the household of his father, grandparents and uncle in the small town of Vinci.

Leonardo received an informal education in Latin, geometry and mathematics.

In the mid-1460s, Leonardo's family moved to Florence, and around the age of 14, he became a garzone (studio boy) in the workshop of Verrocchio, who was the leading Florentine painter and sculptor of his time.

From there , he developed interest in art.

He later made many paintings including the world famous Mona Lisa.

The amazing fact about the Mona Lisa painting is the smie of the lady. It is so mysterious that no one can figure out its exact emotion . 

It is said that this happens due to the shadows given at the corner of her lips.

Another interesting fact about the Mona Lisa is that wherever you stand , you will feel that the kady is watching you.

Now just for fun , try to place your laptop or phone at any one spot and try standing at different places in the room and have a look at the picture .

Isn't it surprising ?


At first I felt like frightened by the way she seemed to stare at me !!!!


Anyways....


The famous drawing the Vitruvian Man, a study of the proportions of the human body has also been drawn by Leonardo Da VInci.