2020-05-29

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Great Art Explained

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Great art explained in under fifteen minutes. James Payne discusses the Mona Lisa in the first in this series of short films.

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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

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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

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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!) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AozJ-QqtpA0

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