7 secrets related to the world's mysterious painting Monalisa
No matter how famous and good painting has been made in the world, but Mona Lisa is not able to stand in front of the painting. Why are there many paintings in the museum, but everyone's eyes are on it? Monalisa is not only a painting but a mystery in itself which no one has been able to find out to date. To know this secret, many painters and people have worked on it but have not been able to find out this truth. It was created by the painter 'Leonardo da Vinci' 500 years ago. Many secrets have come to the fore regarding the smile of this painting. It is said that the smile on this face is visible from every corner at a different angle. At first, it is very visible, gradually it starts fading, eventually, it disappears completely. Mona Lisa means my lady. There are many other secrets associated with this painting, which we are going to tell you today.
Gave his life for the Mona Lisa
On 23 June 1852, a French artist, Luc Maspero, committed suicide by jumping off the roof of a Paris hotel. He was madly in love with Moni Lisi's mysterious smile and beauty. He wrote in his suicide note that he is madly in love with Monalisa. He has waited for her for many years. Not only this, but this painting also gets many love letters, flowers in the museum. People madly in love with Mona leave their love letters in front of her.
Mysterious smile
It is believed that many secrets were hidden inside the woman depicted in this painting. That's why this painting is also so mysterious. Perhaps this is the reason why the smile of this painting is also a mystery to date. During the research, a doctor had said that Mona Lisa's upper two teeth were broken, due to which her upper lip is buried inside. This is the reason why his smile looks different from every angle. On the other hand, Harvey's neuroscientist Dr. Margate said that Mona's smile does not change, it is the thinking of our mind. We are seen what we want to see.
The painting was made in 14 years
It took Leonardo da Vinci 14 years to make this painting. He started building it in 1503, completed it in 1517. It took only 12 years to make his lips in this painting. More than 30 layers were used to make this painting. Some of it was finer than human hair. The painting looks big but is quite small. It is 30*21 inches. Its weight is 8 kg. It was made with oil paint on poplar wood, not on paper and canvas.
Painting became famous after theft
This painting was not so famous before, but it became quite famous after it was stolen from the Ris Lube Museum in Paris. On August 21, 1911, the theft of paintings from such a large museum was a big deal. After its theft, the first suspicion was on the painter Pablo Picasso. After much interrogation, this charge was dropped from him. The museum was closed for a week after its theft, and the painting may have been somewhere inside the museum itself. After much research, it was found that it was stolen by Vincenzo Perugia, an employee of the museum itself. He wanted to take this painting back to Italy. He believed that it was the heritage of Italy. After some time in Italy, it was put back in the museum. While Vincenzo was sentenced to 6 months for this, but the people of Italy welcomed him for his patriotism.
Mona Lisa also has twin paintings
It is said that a student of Leonardo da Vinci, Francisco Melzi, made its twin painting. Which is kept in the Museo del Prado of Madrid, the capital of Spain. Between 1514 - 1516, one of his students also made a nude version of the Mona Lisa. Whose position of hands and body is similar to the real painting. It's called Monna Vanna. It is said that perhaps this painting was also made by Leo.
Who is this woman
Leonardo da Vinci was a painter as well as a writer himself, but he never wrote anything about this painting. Nor has it ever been told who is this woman, whose painting has been made. Scholars believe that this painting is of Lisa Gherardini, an Italian woman from Florence. At the same time, some people say that in this painting, she made herself a woman.
People had caused a lot of damage
The painting of the Mona Lisa has been replaced six times during the Second World War. So that it does not fall into the hands of the German people. After this, people have tried to do a lot of damage to the painting. Once in 1956, a tourist threw a stone at it, leaving a mark on its left side. After that, it was fixed. Not only this, a person had thrown acid on it. After that, it was kept in a bulletproof frame. Even after that, a woman had sprayed red spray on it.
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