Leonardo da Vinci’s Nude Mona Lisa

By Alex in Art on Jun 14, 2009 at 1:30 pm

Did Leonardo da Vinci paint a nude version of the Mona Lisa? Maybe so, according to a newly revealed painting, hidden for a century within the walls of a private library:

The lady in the portrait does not exactly resemble the original Mona Lisa, but there is little doubt it has parallels with the painting hanging at the Louvre museum in Paris.

"The frontal look, the position of the hands, the spatial conception of the landscape, with columns at the sides, show a clear link with the Mona Lisa’s iconographic theme," Alessandro Vezzosi, director of the museum, told Discovery News.

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Tags: Leonardo da Vinci, mona lisa

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Per
Jun 14th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
This painting is in the style of Leonardo, but he was far better with the anatomy. Could have been painted by a student or later follower.
eb
Jun 14th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
It’s bullshit.
Johnny Cat
Jun 14th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
And if this has only been hidden for less than a century, wouldn’t the world have already known about it? Something’s fishy.
swss
Jun 14th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I have to agree -this totally smells of BS.
Mytake
Jun 14th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
It is absolutely not by Leonardo but the face, right hand and background landscape are very nice.
ted
Jun 14th, 2009 at 7:44 pm
Wow, I can’t see any resemblance in features or painting style.
Jill
Jun 14th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
Are they sure that it’s not “Manalisa”, mona’s husband ???
Jess
Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
I’m not saying this was Da Vinci’s work, but during the Renaissance, the anatomy of men that featured in paintings and sculptures was usually far better than the anatomy of women. This is because it was illegal to use women as nude models in paintings, and the anatomy of women was never studied in art academies. Michelangelo actually used dudes for his models for women, which is why some of his sculptures of women look like men with tennis balls protruding from their chests:
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit4/0423.gif
His representations of women were so far off that some also argue he was gay, and so wouldn’t have a great idea of what a nude woman looked like.
seefish3
Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
I was just looking at a Photoshopped Jennifer Love Hewitt nude. This looks like a primitive version of the same technique.
Johnny Cat
Jun 14th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
Great link, Jess. That’s totally a dude.
marieissah
Jun 15th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Haha! I don’t think so.
Gauldar
Jun 15th, 2009 at 8:56 am
I’ll have to wait for a follow up regarding this to see if it’s legit.
Ajan
Jun 15th, 2009 at 2:02 pm
haha!! I always had an inkling that Renaissance men preferred buxom women.
Anyways, we’d better wait till they find out if its real
Ajan
Jun 15th, 2009 at 2:07 pm
@ Jess
dude, c’mon. Da Vinci was an artist. He would be having an awesome imagination. You talk as if he never slept with a woman.
Derek Bair
Jun 15th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
There are like 20 different paintings that all resemble the mona lisa, and even some nude ones. This was definitely inspired by the mona lisa and da vinci. If it’s not him it’s gotta be from someone close to him. It looks like it has his “Sfumato” technique, which i describe in my book/site. Itsjustlife.com If you know how to look at it right and control the dilation of your eyes, the painting will change. I wish i had a better quality scan of this painting though to be sure.

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Derek Bair
Jun 15th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
oh and da vinci, raphael, and michaelangelo were all gay.

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