Two sisters, lui and lua
This is the story of how the older sister, lui, explains to her younger sister, lua, how she interpreted the famous painting "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo da Vinci .
https://youtu.be/lsqIqIVjLdk
I did the open laptop to the edge of the desk and laid the two copies of the Mona Lisa painting on the desk. ＜pic2＞
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"First of all, I want you to remember that everything I am going to say is my personal opinion, just one of many possible interpretations."
"Hmm, hmm."
"It's not limited to this painting, but in the end it's up to the viewer to decide how he or she wants to interpret it. Isn't that what art is about?"
"Yes,I agree. I think so, too."
"Then, I will explain. The book you have about the basics of how to draw is on the bookshelf in the living room."
"What? ...... Oh, that book. That's the one you bought when I entered art school, right? I had been painting pictures the way I wanted until then, so I bought it thinking I would learn a little about painting, but in the end I hardly read it. What's wrong with that book?"
"About two weeks ago, I was relaxing in my living room and happened to see the book, so I picked it up and started to read it. In the book, there was a bit about the Mona Lisa. According to the book, the left hand of the Mona Lisa is larger than the right hand [Note 2]."
"hmm"
"So I looked it up on the Internet and looked at the Mona Lisa painting, but it didn't look that way to me. The right hand and the left hand looked about the same."
"Mmm-hmm."
"But then I started to notice that the thickness of the arms seemed to be different. The right arm is slightly thicker than the left arm."＜pic3＞
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"Really, sister?"
She picked up one of the Mona Lisa paintings I had just printed out.
"Well, it certainly looks that way when you look at it, ...... but even if they were drawn the same way, they could still be slightly different, couldn't they?"
"Yes, in general, maybe, but not when it comes to Leonardo da Vinci...remember, Lua, this is something I learned while researching on the net, he was a perfectionist." [Note 3] [Note 4].
