Comments on: Leonardo da Vinci’s Nude Mona Lisa

By: Derek Bair

Derek Bair — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:16:28 +0000

oh and da vinci, raphael, and michaelangelo were all gay.

By: Derek Bair

Derek Bair — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:14:52 +0000

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.

By: Ajan

Ajan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:07:49 +0000

@ 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.

By: Ajan

Ajan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:02:26 +0000

haha!! I always had an inkling that Renaissance men preferred buxom women.
Anyways, we’d better wait till they find out if its real

By: Gauldar

Gauldar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:56:11 +0000

I’ll have to wait for a follow up regarding this to see if it’s legit.

By: marieissah

marieissah — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:21:23 +0000

Haha! I don’t think so.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:54:31 +0000

Great link, Jess. That’s totally a dude.

By: seefish3

seefish3 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:18:57 +0000

I was just looking at a Photoshopped Jennifer Love Hewitt nude. This looks like a primitive version of the same technique.

By: Jess

Jess — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:06:49 +0000

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.

By: Jill

Jill — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 01:07:51 +0000

Are they sure that it’s not “Manalisa”, mona’s husband ???

By: ted

ted — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:44:20 +0000

Wow, I can’t see any resemblance in features or painting style.

By: Mytake

Mytake — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:14:32 +0000

It is absolutely not by Leonardo but the face, right hand and background landscape are very nice.

By: swss

swss — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 22:10:07 +0000

I have to agree -this totally smells of BS.

By: Johnny Cat

Johnny Cat — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 21:22:30 +0000

And if this has only been hidden for less than a century, wouldn’t the world have already known about it? Something’s fishy.

By: eb

eb — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:18:45 +0000

It’s bullshit.

By: Per

Per — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:59:27 +0000

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.