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Great art explained in under fifteen minutes. James Payne discusses the Mona Lisa in the first in this series of short films.
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The Mona Lisa is without doubt the most famous painting in the world, yet perhaps we are over familiar with her. Here I explain why I think it is not only a great painting but also a revolution in art.
CREDITS
Chinese subtitles by Xue Charles.
Italian subtitles by Andreo Telesforo
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Spanish Subtitles by Xanderall
Hindi subtitles by Piyush Rana
French subtitles by Ismael Kraeber
Greek Subtitles by Dimitris Grammenos
Portugese (Br) Subtitles by Gustavo Lyra
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BOOKS
Mona Lisa Revealed - Guiseppe Pallantini
Mona Lisa: The History of the world’s most famous painting - Sassoon
Leonardo Da Vinci - Walter Isaacson
The Complete Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci - Paul Richter (editor)
Music: Samuel Barber, Adagio for Strings
“Theme“ music: JS Bach “Sonata for violin solo No.1 in G Minor”
Windsor and Newton Video (great resource for artists!) -
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