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beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | and there 's something very bright , and just kind of an aura around her face . i do n't know if i was n't programmed to really know this painting and if i were to see this in the museum amongst many , many others , that i would -- it really jump out at me . beth harris : portraits really took off during the renaissanc... | how many copies of it exist ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | where did the name `` mona lisa '' come from ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | the mona lisa was stolen ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | what do you think the mona lisa is smiling at and why ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think that might be true , actually . there were paintings that were famous , or important , but not celebrities in the way that the `` mona lisa '' is . sal khan : right . | why is the mona lisas smile so famous ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | what is the painter trying to tell in this painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | we all remember doing it as school kids -- just getting a kick out of it . and i could see it 's especially funny for this painting . beth harris : taking something that 's so high art and making it silly , you know ? | so if we could buy the painting , how much would it cost ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | why did leonardo pick `` mona lisa '' to be in his painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | why did leonardo paint the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | is the mona lisa based on anyone ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | where was this painting made ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | what is the purpose of the mona lisa painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | who is mona lisa and why was she painted ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | [ laughter ] beth harris : i think the moustache is interesting , because there is something not entirely feminine about her . something a little bit masculine . sal khan : do you think it 's that ? | why does leonardo give a masculine effect or a sort of masculine look to her face ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | when was mona lisa made ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | those things that look like jars are actually the bottom of columns cut off on either side of the painting . sal khan : so leonardo da vinci actually painted the columns , and it was cropped ? beth harris : that 's right . | was da vinci alive when his painting received some fame ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | is the identity of the mona lisa no longer a mystery/ is it lisa gherardin ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . | did u notice that the right landscape behind mona lisa is slightly higher than the left ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : right . not something that every person on the street would recognize . beth harris : yeah . | in a way that paintings of that kind ( portraits ) would only have the person in a ''noble '' expression ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | why do you think the mona lisa is smirking ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : exactly . and it 's a really interesting thing to think about . what she would look like if she was cleaned . | do you really think that mona lisa is a beautiful women ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | those things that look like jars are actually the bottom of columns cut off on either side of the painting . sal khan : so leonardo da vinci actually painted the columns , and it was cropped ? beth harris : that 's right . | is it true that the mona lisa had leonardo da vinci 's facial feautures ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | yes , you 're right . this is probably the most famous painting world . beth harris : and i just read that most people spend about 15 seconds in the louvre looking at the painting , which is a funny statistic . | how do they paint such a famous painting on such a small place ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : portraits really took off during the renaissance beginning in the 1400s in italy . and leonardo painted this in florence . and that 's because of humanism . | who was the mother of leonardo ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : exactly . beth harris : recently , the prado in madrid , found what turns out to be , after some scientific testing , a copy of the `` mona lisa , '' which in and of itself is not that unusual , but it turns out that their copy was made by another artist sitting right next to leonardo copying what he did str... | do we know the name of the artist who made the copy of the painting next to leonardo ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | and why did his painting retain the colors so well ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | those things that look like jars are actually the bottom of columns cut off on either side of the painting . sal khan : so leonardo da vinci actually painted the columns , and it was cropped ? beth harris : that 's right . | i love the mona lisa who was drawn by leonardo da vinci ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : and so , leonardo 's really the first artist in italy to do those things . to make an oil painting , which is a relatively new medium in italy . sal khan : what did people use before oil ? | how long did it take leo to make the potrait ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | how can you restore such an old painting without damaging it ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | those things that look like jars are actually the bottom of columns cut off on either side of the painting . sal khan : so leonardo da vinci actually painted the columns , and it was cropped ? beth harris : that 's right . | who is the artist that sat with da vinci and painted the other mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | when was the mona lisa made ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | why has mona lisa been kept at louvre museum in paris ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | so it really probably is only in the 20th century that she became as important as she is now . sal khan : if you go back 150 years ago , `` mona lisa '' was not something that was just ingrained in our culture . beth harris : she was important . | how long ago was the mona lisa painted ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | what was the mona lisa painted of oil pastal or watercolor or some other ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think that might be true , actually . there were paintings that were famous , or important , but not celebrities in the way that the `` mona lisa '' is . sal khan : right . | 0 , why is it that the `` cleaner '' version of the mona lisa is not more famous than the one we all know , which is a bit darker and gloomier ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | what is the significance of this painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | and of course , now i think most people would say that what 's so interesting about her is her look and her smile , which have been interpreted in many different ways . sal khan : yeah , i know . and i know that 's kind of , i guess , one of the claims to fame of the painting . and you see that . | if there was many copies laid out on a table including the real copy how do we we know if one painting is the real one ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | yes , you 're right . this is probably the most famous painting world . beth harris : and i just read that most people spend about 15 seconds in the louvre looking at the painting , which is a funny statistic . | why is he famous italian painter ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | and , how many people have attempted to copy the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | why does the mona lisa have no eyebrow ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | how old is the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : right . beth harris : and so , leonardo 's really the first artist in italy to do those things . to make an oil painting , which is a relatively new medium in italy . | what was the name of the artist who drew a moustach on her ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | to make an oil painting , which is a relatively new medium in italy . sal khan : what did people use before oil ? beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | can you show the use of the fibonacci number sequence used in the painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | yes , you 're right . this is probably the most famous painting world . beth harris : and i just read that most people spend about 15 seconds in the louvre looking at the painting , which is a funny statistic . | where in the world is the mona lisa painting now ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | actually -- and i never noticed that there 's a ledge , right behind her , where 's there jars . i could probably keep going . beth harris : i like your analogy to vulcan territory , as a star trek fan myself . | how long could it possibly take to paint that ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | where did the idea of a `` secret '' inside the mona lisa come from ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | where is the background of the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | how long did the mona lisa disappear for ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | what is the mona lisa painting tring to express ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | is the mona lisa wearing a light veil on her head ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : portraits really took off during the renaissance beginning in the 1400s in italy . and leonardo painted this in florence . and that 's because of humanism . | why leonardo paint a girl named monalisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : she was important . people were interested in her , and people were writing about her and they said some interesting things . but she was n't as famous as she is now . | who are the people in the paintings ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . | is there a significance to the similarity of the backgrounds ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | why does n't the mona lisa and many other female portraits in this period have eyebrows ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . [ laughter ] beth harris : i think the moustache is interesting , because there is something not entirely feminine about her . | how could you steal the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | is there a picture hidden under the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | which year was the mona lisa established ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think that might be true , actually . there were paintings that were famous , or important , but not celebrities in the way that the `` mona lisa '' is . sal khan : right . | was the mona lisa one of leonardo most famous paintings ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | what paintings are shown and why did insurance purposes make them so much more popular than the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : and so , leonardo 's really the first artist in italy to do those things . to make an oil painting , which is a relatively new medium in italy . sal khan : what did people use before oil ? | why is n't the painting in italy ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : right . beth harris : and so , leonardo 's really the first artist in italy to do those things . to make an oil painting , which is a relatively new medium in italy . | why did leonardo make the mona lisa so small in the first place ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | did you know that the mona lisa was loaned to the white house for a brief time during the kennedy presidency ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | why does it matter who the painting is of ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | should n't a painting be valued on the skill of the painting and not the prominence of the subject ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | those things that look like jars are actually the bottom of columns cut off on either side of the painting . sal khan : so leonardo da vinci actually painted the columns , and it was cropped ? beth harris : that 's right . | why did leonardo da vinci choose to paint this portrait ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . | sal and ka team , can you bring on a guest art teacher to show how to make simple doodles ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | i mean , now that i 'm able to take my time , and not worry about the tourists behind me , and i 'm looking at it for real , i 'm already -- things are jumping out at me that i actually had never noticed before . beth harris : like what ? sal khan : well , it looks like the scenery is some kind of like vulcan territory... | and from doodles to more complicated objects like faces , people , objects , and scenery ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | why do n't the mona lisa have eyebrows ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | i mean , now that i 'm able to take my time , and not worry about the tourists behind me , and i 'm looking at it for real , i 'm already -- things are jumping out at me that i actually had never noticed before . beth harris : like what ? sal khan : well , it looks like the scenery is some kind of like vulcan territory... | have there been any official studies on why we like the mona lisa and for what reasons ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | is this another version called an `` isleworth mona lisa '' really a davinci 's painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : i see . if you go back 150 years , there was probably no such thing as super famous paintings . beth harris : i think that might be true , actually . | what are these type of paintings called ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | yes , you 're right . this is probably the most famous painting world . beth harris : and i just read that most people spend about 15 seconds in the louvre looking at the painting , which is a funny statistic . | why exactly is this painting so famous ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | how do they keep the painting from disintegrating ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | is it true that if you lay a mirrored painting of mona lisa over a original it will be a man ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | how much is the mona lisa worth ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | who painted the mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | who stole the real mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : exactly . beth harris : recently , the prado in madrid , found what turns out to be , after some scientific testing , a copy of the `` mona lisa , '' which in and of itself is not that unusual , but it turns out that their copy was made by another artist sitting right next to leonardo copying what he did str... | who was the artist who painted the copy of the mona lisa that was found in the prado ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | some say that mona lisa is the portrait of leonardo davinchi himself as a woman.how far is this true ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | why is there 2 images of mona lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think you 're probably right . those things that look like jars are actually the bottom of columns cut off on either side of the painting . sal khan : so leonardo da vinci actually painted the columns , and it was cropped ? | in the painting , why did leonardo paint the bottom half of the background to look like part of the country , and the top half to look like a haunted and mysterious lake ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : portraits really took off during the renaissance beginning in the 1400s in italy . and leonardo painted this in florence . and that 's because of humanism . | how many paintings did leonardo paint during his life ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : she was important . people were interested in her , and people were writing about her and they said some interesting things . but she was n't as famous as she is now . | why is the mona lisa smiling if people did n't paint portraits of people smiling back then ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | how can curators clean a painting without damaging it ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : well , it 's stressful , because there 's people behind you . and on top of that , it 's actually surprisingly small when you see it in real life . i mean , now that i 'm able to take my time , and not worry about the tourists behind me , and i 'm looking at it for real , i 'm already -- things are jumping o... | what was the theory or the secret of life for that author ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . | what part of the painting is the big secret that everyone wants ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : that 's right . and so the space that she 's in would have made a lot more sense as a balcony . sal khan : well , you know , all of this -- actually , just take a step back . | when was the portrait made ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | is the copy of the mona lisa by durer showcased in any museum ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | sal khan : what did people use before oil ? beth harris : they used fresco and tempera painting . tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . tempera tends to look more flat than oil paint , where you can really get a sense of modeling and light and dark ... | is the madrid painting painted with oil on wood or is it painted with fresco on wood ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | would n't the kind of paint used determine how muted the `` mona lisa '' is ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : portraits really took off during the renaissance beginning in the 1400s in italy . and leonardo painted this in florence . and that 's because of humanism . | where did leonardo paint lisa ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | was the mona lisa a real person ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | what does the background mean in the mona lisa painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : and so , leonardo 's really the first artist in italy to do those things . to make an oil painting , which is a relatively new medium in italy . sal khan : what did people use before oil ? | whys does cracking appear on oil painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | tempera for panel painting . so this is oil on wood , whereas before , artists would paint tempera on wood . tempera tends to look more flat than oil paint , where you can really get a sense of modeling and light and dark . so leonardo 's making this three-dimensional figure , and he 's using another technique called s... | is it possible to avoid cracking of oil paint ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | who was mona lisa and why did leonardo paint her ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : i think it happened in 1911 , when the painting was stolen from the louvre and disappeared for a couple of years and became notorious . at that point in the 19th century , the `` mona lisa '' was not the most popular painting at the louvre . paintings by other artists , like titian and raphael , were much... | at one point were n't some people saying that the mona lisa had a message hidden in the background of the painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | beth harris : your favorite . he took a reproduction of the `` mona lisa '' and drew a mustache on her . sal khan : i could imagine him doing that . | where is the original `` mona lisa '' kept ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | and in the other way , she seems very seductive . sal khan : i think that says more about freud than about leonardo . beth harris : you could be right . | so who do you think was the artist who copied off leonardo 's painting ? |
beth harris : we thought we would start by looking at what is perhaps the most famous painting in the world , and whether we can actually even really still see . sal khan : right . because i have seen this before . and i 've even visited it at the louvre -- i know i 'm pronouncing it wrong . yes , you 're right . this... | yes , you 're right . this is probably the most famous painting world . beth harris : and i just read that most people spend about 15 seconds in the louvre looking at the painting , which is a funny statistic . | why is this painting so famous and not other paintings ? |
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