FRAMED! with Eveline and Frida: Everybody Loves Lisa!
Both in-person and online, learn about the mysterious and most famous Lisa. Though so many studies have tried to determine the date of this portrait and its inner meaning, the identity of the sitter and patron, and the reason for the painter’s attachment to it, the true reasons behind each one…
FRAMED! with Eveline and Frida: Everybody Loves Lisa!
Both in-person and online, learn about the mysterious and most famous Lisa. Though so many studies have tried to determine the date of this portrait and its inner meaning, the identity of the sitter and patron, and the reason for the painter’s attachment to it, the true reasons behind each one of these questions are still elusive. While collecting and reviewing some of the latest evidence, this talk aims at elucidating what made this painting so fascinating to generations of artists, scholars, and viewers. Bigger questions about artistic creativity and sources of inspiration will be addressed in the attempt to offer a different reading of this unsurpassed masterpiece.