The smile worth millions

'Mona Lisa' Leonardo da Vinci.
One of the commonly cited reasons for her fame is the 'Mona Lisa's Smile'. Da Vinci exploited human optimcal illusion to create a unique smile through perspective and by using shadow work.
When Livingstone blurred the face with a filter, the Mona Lisa looked as if she were smiling cheerfully. But homing in on the fine detail gave her a more demure expression. So Livingstone says that in his painting, da Vinci achieved an unusual effect: the Mona Lisa's smile changes depending on where you look.
There are various interpretations of the smile, some say it is a happy smile, some find it deceptive while others perceive it as a sad smile. The mysterious smile has also given rise to various speculations on who the subject was. The facial expression gives the painting an enigmatic look, leaving the viewer to wonder what the model was thinking, who she actually was and why does she seems happy to some and appear sad to others.

On the link below,  you can see the film about the famous smile (Art Stories according to Artanq). It is my story under the title 'The smile worth millions'.


  

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