The significance of Mona Lisa's smile in the history of art

For hundreds of years, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece Mona Lisa has captivated the world with its mysterious smile. As for the true meaning behind this smile, it has become a great mystery in the history of art because the world has different interpretations. According to Agence France-Presse reported on December 14th, recently, the computer of Amsterdam University in the Netherlands used an algorithm to calculate the secret of Mona Lisa's smile.

There are four kinds of emotions in a smile

With the help of computer "emotion recognition software",

Scientists have found that the Mona Lisa's smile contains four kinds of emotions: 83% happy, 9% disgusted, 6% scared and 2% angry.

The software first makes a template of "general expression" according to the young women's faces in the database, and then identifies human emotions by comparing the key facial features such as the radian of wrinkles around lips and eyes with this template. At present, this software can recognize six basic emotions: happiness, surprise, anger, disgust, fear and sadness.

The true meaning of smile is still a mystery

Professor Thomas Huang, who participated in this research, said frankly, "To interpret the smile of Mona Lisa more accurately, we need to discuss the true meaning behind the subtle expressions on human faces with psychologists and artists."

Cynthia McVey, a psychologist at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, tries to analyze the ambivalence of the Mona Lisa from a psychological perspective. "Leonardo da Vinci wanted to paint her, which made Mona Lisa very happy. But she is a little disgusted with being painted by an old man. The reason for being angry is that she has been sitting there for a long time, but Da Vinci has not finished painting. "

Professor Donald Sassoon of the University of London in the United Kingdom believes that Leonardo da Vinci deliberately hides the true emotions of models, thus leaving people with a huge imagination.

Leonardo da Vinci thinks that man is the most sacred. The human body is the most beautiful image in nature. He has repeatedly measured and proved that the proportion between all parts of the human body is an integer ratio, so the human body presents the most harmonious beauty, which is called "sacred proportion". He said: "Whoever does not respect life is not worthy of life." "Mona Lisa" is exactly what he praised the beauty of human beings with a real female smile, calling for the awakening of human nature and praising the loveliness of life. Embodies his philosophy of life.

The right hand of Mona Lisa is regarded as the most beautiful hand in the world art history. Although the scientifically developed modern photography technology is superb, if we compare this hand with modern photography, people can still see that this hand is more sense of volume, weight and vitality. Almost completely in the middle finger gap, people seem to be able to hear the beauty of music and feel the joy of the Mona Lisa at that moment. It is difficult for modern photography to record this inner charm.

At the beginning of 16th century, many painters often focused on correct figure, tight outline, accurate lines and clear details, and as a result, their images were often lifeless. A rigid "sleeping beauty" appeared, and only Leonardo da Vinci raised vividness to a higher level; And created many vibrant images. However, since the publication of Mona Lisa, it is Mona Lisa's "mysterious smile" that people admire and argue endlessly. What is the reason for Mona Lisa's "mysterious smile"? What is the meaning of her smile? Some people say this is a "charming smile", some people say it is an "evil smile", and some people think it is an incomprehensible mysterious smile, which is an eternal mystery. In fact, the Mona Lisa's smile seen from the picture is a kind of self-confidence and optimistic and calm bearing. And this is exactly what happened after the long darkness of the Middle Ages. People are awakening from the pressure of Christian theology to pursue the characteristics of the new life.

The Mona Lisa in the painting shows not only her Wen Ya, nobility and happiness, but also her joy and joy in the new world and new life. There is no doubt and fear here, and there is no trace of the characters in the works of medieval painters who are dull, cold and full of fear of the world. Unlike the lifeless people in medieval portraits who were slaves of God, Mona Lisa is a vivid image full of youth and vitality. Leonardo da Vinci used his "Mona Lisa" to show people's new spiritual outlook in that great era, revealing people's yearning, optimism and self-confidence for a new life. At the same time, he also expressed his warm praise for the people who got rid of the shackles of God and their beauty. Mona Lisa's smile gives this figure an infinite artistic conception. Whether it is its own harmonious poetry or its profound and extensive sociological and historical implications, it has reached an unparalleled height. From this point of view, Mona Lisa's smile is also a swan song. In Mona Lisa's body, rational principles and high poetry, lofty spirit and vivid body, emotion and reason, science and art are all harmoniously and perfectly unified. This is the complete image of people in the Renaissance. It is an outstanding example of all-round development in the course of human history. "Mona Lisa" shows the great ideological implication of the times and the amazing depth of artistic attainments, so people have been enthusiastic about its eternal charm for centuries. After Leonardo painted this painting, he always took it with him as a treasure. It was not until his death that it was collected by King Francis I of France. Now this painting is treasured in the Louvre Museum in Paris.