The Mona Lisa is undoubtedly the most famous piece of art in the world. You can not put a monetary value on this work created by Leonardo DaVinci; that is until now. Fineartprintsondemand.com provides mechanical reproduction of the most famous art for a measly $132.77 (US). The aura of the Mona Lisa has diminished substantially today compared to 1936 when Walter Benjamin wrote his article. Although the original still demands great authority, it gets diminished when you can have a version almost as the same quality right above your bed. Today’s technology can produce prints at levels that make it hard to distinguish it from the real painting unless you are an expert in the field of art. That takes away the impressiveness of the art, that a machine can produce many copies of the same thing and so quickly. Prints allow an individual to disfigure and destroy the art without much reprimand, how can an art command authority when a parent can just replace the art when a child smears red markers all over the print. There is also the questioning of it’s authenticity since these prints are of such high quality that layman would most likely not notice if the real thing was switched with a print at the Musee Louvre in Paris. So you say part of what makes the Mona Lisa so special and still commands a great deal of authority is the mystery behind her smile. Well a group of Canadian researchers using advanced technology believe that they have solved that mystery as well. According to their analysis they believe the reason for Mona Lisa’s smile is due to her being pregnant, technology has even taken that sense of mystery away from the Mona Lisa.
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