"The Second Mrs. Giaconda The Second Mrs. Giaconda, later The Second Mrs. Gioconda, is a historical novel for children by E. L. Konigsburg. Set primarily in Milan, Italy, it features Leonardo da Vinci, his servant Salai, and duchess Beatrice d'Este. Through the experiences of Salai narrated in third person, it explores the background of da Vinci's ""Mona Lisa"". The book was published by Atheneum in 1975, manufactured by Halliday Lithograph Corporation with ten black-and-white museum plates of da Vinci paintings and drawings, of which several figure in the story. A prologue opens by asking, ""Why did Leonardo da Vinci choose"
"painting, in 1503, the portrait of a Florentine lady by the name of Lisa del Giocondo. About this we are now certain. Unfortunately, we cannot be absolutely certain that this portrait of Lisa del Giocondo is the painting of the Louvre."" The model, Lisa del Giocondo, was a member of the Gherardini family of Florence and Tuscany, and the wife of wealthy Florentine silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo. The painting is thought to have been commissioned for their new home, and to celebrate the birth of their second son, Andrea. The Italian name for the painting, ""La Gioconda"", means ""jocund"""
"Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as ""the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world"". The ""Mona Lisa"" is also one of the most valuable paintings in the world. It holds the Guinness World Record for the highest known insurance valuation in history at $100 million in 1962, which is worth nearly $800 million in 2017. The painting is thought to be a"
"1913 by Hugh Blaker, an art connoisseur. The painting was presented to the media in 2012 by the Mona Lisa Foundation. It is a painting of the same subject as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa. The painting is claimed by a majority of experts to be mostly an original work of Leonardo dating from the early 16th century. Other experts, including Zöllner and Kemp, deny the attribution. Notes Bibliography Mona Lisa The Mona Lisa (; or La Gioconda , ) is a half-length portrait painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci that has been described as ""the best"
"to paint, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife"" (). The portrait's Italian name ""La Gioconda"" is the feminine form of her married name. In French it is known by the variant ""La Joconde"". Though derived from Lisa's married name there is the added significance that the name derives from the word for ""happy"" (in English, ""jocund"") or ""the happy one"". Speculation assigned Lisa's name to at least four different paintings and her identity to at least ten different people. By the end of the 20th century, the painting was a global icon that had been"
"of the most reproduced works of art; countless copies have been made in every medium from carpets to cameos. Among the works created by Leonardo in the 16th century is the small portrait known as the ""Mona Lisa"" or ""la Gioconda"", the laughing one. In the present era, it is arguably the most famous painting in the world. Its fame rests, in particular, on the elusive smile on the woman's face, its mysterious quality perhaps due to the subtly shadowed corners of the mouth and eyes such that the exact nature of the smile cannot be determined. The shadowy quality"
"had used his entire name and surname). After returning to Cuba, Manuel's work was featured in both a solo show (Feb. 1927) and in the ""Exhibition of New Work"" group show (May 1927) at the Painters and Sculptors Association of Havana. Sponsored by ""Revista de Avance"", a magazine which was the main voice of the Vanguardia artists, these shows are considered to be important starting points of the Cuban modern painting era. In 1929, following another period of study and travel in Europe, Manuel created his most famous painting, ""La Gitana Tropical"" (""The Tropical Gipsy""), popularly known as ""La Gioconda"
"Speculations about Mona Lisa The 16th-century portrait Mona Lisa, or ""La Gioconda"" (""La Joconde""), painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci, has been the subject of a considerable deal of speculation. It has for a long time been argued that after Leonardo's death the painting was cut down by having part of the panel at both sides removed. Early copies depict columns on both sides of the figure. Only the edges of the bases can be seen in the original. However, some art historians, such as Martin Kemp, now argue that the painting has not been"
"Great Britain in 1627 and after his execution it was bought at auction by Philip V of Spain, who gave it its current name, since he saw it as ""the pearl"" of his collection. It was taken to Paris in 1813 by Joseph Bonaparte and it remained there until 1815. La Perla (painting) La Perla (literally ""The Pearl"") is a 1518-1520 oil on canvas painting by Giulio Romano, based on a drawing by Raphael. It shows the Madonna and Child with John the Baptist, St Elisabeth and in the background St Joseph. It is now in the Museo del Prado."
"he had had no access to the actual painting, said that after ""every laboratory test possible"" in 2004 and 2009 that ""no inscriptions, letters or numbers, were discovered during the tests."" and that ""The ageing of the painting on wood has caused a great number of cracks to appear in the paint, which have caused a number of shapes to appear that have often been subject to over-interpretation"". Speculations about Mona Lisa The 16th-century portrait Mona Lisa, or ""La Gioconda"" (""La Joconde""), painted in oil on a poplar panel by Leonardo da Vinci, has been the subject of a considerable"
"La Perla (painting) La Perla (literally ""The Pearl"") is a 1518-1520 oil on canvas painting by Giulio Romano, based on a drawing by Raphael. It shows the Madonna and Child with John the Baptist, St Elisabeth and in the background St Joseph. It is now in the Museo del Prado. It is quite badly damaged and from Giovanni Battista Cavalcaselle onwards it is held to have been painted by Romano after Raphael's death using sketches made by the latter artist - others argue it was painted around 1518. Part of another version has recently been found in the galleria Estense"
"(""happy"" or ""jovial"") or, literally, ""the jocund one"", a pun on the feminine form of Lisa's married name, ""Giocondo"". In French, the title ""La Joconde"" has the same meaning. Before that discovery, scholars had developed several alternative views as to the subject of the painting. Some argued that Lisa del Giocondo was the subject of a different portrait, identifying at least four other paintings as the ""Mona Lisa"" referred to by Vasari. Several other women have been proposed as the subject of the painting. Isabella of Aragon, Cecilia Gallerani, Costanza d'Avalos, Duchess of Francavilla, Isabella d'Este, Pacifica Brandano or Brandino,"
"collection at Paris' Louvre museum since 1797. It is also known as ""La Joconde"" in French and ""La Gioconda"" in Italian, and has been known by other names in the past. There is a new study setting the beginning of the Mona Lisa to an earlier date that thought before, pre-1478, contrary to Vasari's narrative. Replicas of ""Mona Lisa"" date back to the 16th century, including sculptures and etchings inspired by the painting. But even by the start of the 20th century, historian Donald Sassoon has stated, ""Mona Lisa"" was still ""just a well-respected painting by a famous old master,"
"portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of Francesco del Giocondo, and is in oil on a white Lombardy poplar panel. It had been believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506; however, Leonardo may have continued working on it as late as 1517. Recent academic work suggests that it would not have been started before 1513. It was acquired by King Francis I of France and is now the property of the French Republic, on permanent display at the Louvre Museum in Paris since 1797. The subject's expression, which is frequently described as enigmatic, the monumentality of the composition,"
"to as Raphael's ""Giocondae"" for their visual references to Leonardos ""Mona Lisa"" (also known as ""La Gioconda""), which was already in Francis I's collection. It is also possible that the portrait of Isabella of Aragon is a copy; the gallery that holds it, the Doria Pamphilj Gallery in Rome, lists it as ""after"" Raphael. A number of copies of the painting exist, and Vasari states that one copy entirely by Giulio Romano was made at the same time and included in the gift to the king; Brantôme reported having seen one version in the king's apartments at Fontainebleau, the other"
"on a voyage from Europe to the United States. An oil painting appeared recently that may be the original painting, but it has not been guaranteed by the agency possessing it. Although the original has disappeared, it has not hindered the great popularity and usage of the image. Copies of the original are frequently featured on holycards, portraits, and greeting cards. The following are several notable uses of the image: ""Madonnina"" Painting The original painting was painted by Francisco Goya, the name is ""La Virgen de la Encarnacion"" Madonnina (painting) The Madonnina, commonly known as the Madonna of the Streets,"
"these paintings utilize the rich and vibrant colors that he was known for using, especially since the dominant colors in these two particular pieces are bright red and gold. The altarpiece for Santa Croce was the most important commission in a series of works that the Franciscans entrusted to him. At least eight polyptychs have survived in parts. Other important polyptychs are in the Cleveland Museum of Art and the Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts. His best-known Madonna is in the Chiesa della Misericordia, San Casciano in Val di Pesa; there is another in the Louvre. According to Vasari he"
"portraits in being based on the musical ratio 9/12/16. Both Isabel de Requesens and Giovanna d'Aragona were famous beauties; Giovanna was the subject of a poem by Agostino Nifo, ""De pulchro et amore"", and it has been suggested that the beauty in the painting was as much formulaic as true to life. Both ""Giocondae"" portraits feature carved cats on the right which resemble lions, a punning allusion to Leonardo. The woman in the background is replaced by a man in the portrait of Isabella of Naples; they may allude respectively to the sitter and the artist in the ""Mona Lisa""."
"The ""premier salon de la petite galerie"" is of particular importance as it was in this room that Louis XIV kept the painting described by Piganiole de la Force as “Le Portrait de Vie, femme d’un Florentin nommé Giaconde,” better known in English as ""The Mona Lisa"" (Piganiole de la Force, 137). Louis XIV lavished much attention to these rooms intending to have the walls clad with panels inlaid with tortoise shell and lapis-lazuli. However, owing to the financial demands of the War of the League of Augsburg, the plans were abandoned. Nevertheless, the ""petite gallerie"" and its two salons"
"of mythological subjects, but these are now probably his best known works. A much smaller panel than those discussed before is his ""Mars and Venus"" in the National Gallery, London. This was of a size and shape to suggest that it was a ""spalliera"", a painting made to fitted into either furniture, or more likely in this case, wood panelling. The wasps buzzing around Mars' head suggest that it may have been painted for a member of his neighbours the Vespucci family, whose name means ""little wasps"" in Italian, and who featured wasps in their coat of arms. Mars lies"
"to his father's style, with more elongated figures with more pronounced expressions. His most notable work, signed and dated to 1508, is his ""Madonna of the Snow"", now in the Pinacoteca in Siena. It echoes two female portraits painted by him at about the same time (one in the National Gallery of Art, Washington). Surviving documents and works show he mainly produced religious works, but also created paintings on secular themes for domestic settings and cassoni - the latter include his ""Judgement of Paris"" tondo (intended for a bedroom and now in the Louvre). Girolamo di Benvenuto Girolamo di Benvenuto"
"The Death of Cleopatra The Death of Cleopatra (Spanish: La Muerte de Cleopatra ), also known simply as Cleopatra, is an 1881 painting made by the Filipino painter Juan Luna. The famous painting was a silver medalist or second prize winner during the 1881 National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid (Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes). The 1881 Madrid painting contest was Luna's first art exposition. Because of the exposure, Luna received a pension scholarship at the Ayuntamiento de Manila. After the painting competition, Luna sold it for 5,000 Spanish pesetas, the highest price for a painting at the time."
"the royal order of Queen Regent Maria Christina, the ""Medalla de Isabela La Católica"" (Medal of Elizabeth the Catholic) from the Ministry of the High Seas (Ministerio de Ultramar), for the Filipino's “outstanding service” to Spain. The Battle of Lepanto (Luna painting) The Battle of Lepanto (Spanish: La Batalla de Lepanto) is a famous painting by Filipino painter and revolutionary activist Juan Luna. Luna is one of the first Filipinos to excel and earn recognition in the international field of arts and culture (another one is Félix Resurrección Hidalgo). Painted by Luna in 1887, the masterpiece is about the Battle"
"on the south side of the church: On the north side of the church, one finds the following chapels: The painting depicting ""The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist"" (1608) by Caravaggio (1571–1610) is the most famous work in the church. Considered one of Caravaggio's masterpieces, the largest canvas he painted and the only painting signed by the painter, the canvas is displayed in the Oratory for which it was painted. Restored in the late 1990s in Florence, this painting is one of Caravaggio's most impressive uses of the chiaroscuro style for which he is most famous with a circle"
"As Luna's ""graduation work"", ""The Death of Cleopatra"" was acquired by the Spanish government for one thousand duros. The Death of Cleopatra The Death of Cleopatra (Spanish: La Muerte de Cleopatra ), also known simply as Cleopatra, is an 1881 painting made by the Filipino painter Juan Luna. The famous painting was a silver medalist or second prize winner during the 1881 National Exposition of Fine Arts in Madrid (Exposicion Nacional de Bellas Artes). The 1881 Madrid painting contest was Luna's first art exposition. Because of the exposure, Luna received a pension scholarship at the Ayuntamiento de Manila. After the"
"Golconda (Magritte) Golconda () is an oil painting on canvas by Belgian surrealist René Magritte, painted in 1953. It is usually housed at the Menil Collection in Houston, Texas. The piece depicts a scene of ""raining men"", nearly identical to each other dressed in dark overcoats and bowler hats, who seem to be either falling down like rain drops, floating up like helium balloons, or just stationed in mid-air as no movement or motion is implied. The backdrop features red-roofed buildings and a mostly blue partly cloudy sky, lending credence to the theory that the men are not raining. The"
"known for his sensitive portraits. He was an excellent colorist, known for the simplistic beauty of his compositions. His best works include a series of pictures from the life of Saint Bruno (now in the Certosa di Garegnano in Milan) and a depiction of the ""Stoning of St. Stephen"" (in Brera). Another masterpiece is the dark 1628 in the church of Santa Maria della Passione in Milan, one of the best-known early 17th-century paintings in northern Italy. Other works by him can be found in Milan and Pavia. His ""Conversion of Saint Paul"", when compared to Caravaggio's earlier work in"
"influences. He is considered to be one of the main artists of the Tuscan art of the period. He is also one of the few artists who painted in what is considered the Italo-Byzantine style to whom work can be attributed with certainty, though distinguishing his work from that of his sons is sometimes difficult. His earliest work, or at least that attributed to him, is the ""Madonna di sotto gli organi"" in the cathedral of Pisa and dates not earlier than 1210. One of his most famous works, ""Madonna and Child,"" is currently on display at the Metropolitan Museum"
"1812. The inventory lists a painting with the same dimensions as ""The Colossus"", which is called ""A Giant"" and which has traditionally been identified as the same painting. In July 2009 Spanish universities and numerous Goya experts signed a declaration in support of Nigel Glendinning, defending the use of the scientific method in the study of art history and attributing ""The Colossus"" to Goya. The Colossus (painting) The Colossus (also known as The Giant), is known in Spanish as El Coloso and also ""El Gigante"" (The Giant), ""El Pánico"" (The Panic) and ""La Tormenta"" (The Storm). It is a painting"
"supper, the resurrection, the veiled hands, presents himself both as Creator of a new art and its Messiah, who has come to comfort the suffering and redeem the world as a new Saviour, as a teacher of a new kind of seeing that frees from reality constraint. Thus, ""La Vie"" can be understood both as an answer to autobiographical experiences of the young Picasso and as a self-referential comment on his role as an artist and as an annotation on his fundamentally new art."" La Vie (painting) La Vie (Zervos I 179) is a 1903 oil painting by Pablo Picasso."
"The Surrender of Breda La rendición de Breda (English: The Surrender of Breda, also known as Las lanzas - ""The Lances"") is a painting by the Spanish Golden Age painter Diego Velázquez. It was completed during the years 1634–35, inspired by Velázquez's visit to Italy with Ambrogio Spinola, the Genoese-born Spanish general who conquered Breda on June 5, 1625. It is considered one of Velázquez's best works. Jan Morris has called it ""one of the most Spanish of all pictures"". The capture of Breda in 1625 was one of the major successes of Spanish arms in the latter stages of"
"La Leocadia La Leocadia (Spanish: Doña Leocadia) or The Seductress (Spanish: Una Manola) are names given to a mural by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya, completed sometime between 1819–1823, as one of his series of 14 ""Black Paintings"". It shows a woman commonly identified as Goya's maid, companion and, most likely lover, Leocadia Weiss. She is dressed in a dark, almost funeral maja dress, and leans against what is either a mantelpiece or burial mound, as she looks outward at the viewer with a sorrowful expression. ""Leocadia"" is one of the final of the ""Black Paintings"", which he painted in"
"reputation was then at its peak thanks to the popularity of the Carracci brothers and their school. The work may have been the painting seen in the Palazzo del Giardino by Scannelli and described by him in 1657 in his ""Microcosmo"" or alternatively a small painting of the subject recorded in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome in 1644. In either case, a copy of the painting definitely stayed in Rome and belonged to Lelio Guidiccioni, a man of letters. Giovan Battista Mercati produced a print of it and dedicated it to Guidiccioni - this print is more faithful to the"