Mona Lisa (short version)i: Great Art Explained

Great Art Explained totally unique merchandise available here - Please consider supporting this channel on Patreon, thanks! Or if you prefer a one off donation - There is a longer (30 minute) version of this video on my site () which is better quality and deals with questions like “Why doesn’t she have eyebrows?“ and “Is she only famous because she was stolen“ - this shorter version though, gives you a good overview. Subscribe and click the bell icon to be notified! I would like to thank all my Patreon supporters, in particular Alexander Velser, Bria Nicole Art, David Abreu, Christa Sawyer Eric Mann, Pawel Juszczyk and Tyler Wittreich. “What a brilliant series this is“ - Stephen Fry on Twitter 12 December 2020 “Thoroughly researched and cleverly presented, with stunning visuals, Great Art Explained makes you realise that familiarity with a work of art sometimes makes us indifferent to its power“ - Forbes Magazine, 9 July 2020 Great art explained in under fifteen minutes. James Payne discusses the Mona Lisa in the first in this series of short films. I started “Great Art Explained“ during lockdown. My aim is to make videos which focus on one great artwork. I want to present art in a jargon free, entertaining, clear and concise way with no gimmicks. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content. Each video takes me about three weeks to a month, so I download at least once a month: 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 Sono disponibili i sottotitoli in Italiano. Li trovi su Impostazioni. 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 All the videos, songs, images, and graphics used in the video belong to their respective owners and I or this channel does not claim any right over them. 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!) - Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing.