The Painting

The painting is a work of art manufacturing process with a daub of paint with a paint brush tool, palette knives or other equipment, which daub a variety of colors and shades of color gradations, with a particular color depth is also a particular color of the material composition of the color pigment in the solvent (or medium) and gene binder (glue) for water diluent, a binder gene linen oil to oil paint with thinners importantly, on the surface (support) such as paper, canvas, or wall. This is done by a painter, with a depth of color and flavor painter, this definition is used, especially if he is the creator of a masterpiece painting.
Humans have been painting for 6 times longer versus the use of writing. For example, the paintings were in caves of prehistoric human habitation.
Said painting means painting a picture so in this article.
More specifically, this article about the painting on the surface for reasons of art.

The oldest paintings are at the Grotte Chauvet in France , claimed by some historians from around 32,000 years ago . The painting was engraved and painted using red ocher and black pigment and the appearance of horses , rhinoceros , lions , buffalo , giant , abstract designs and similar human figures may be partial . However the earliest evidence of painting has been discovered in the creation of two rock shelters in Arnhem Land , in northern Australia . At the lowest layer of material at this site is not used pieces of ocher estimated 60,000 years . The archaeologists also found a fragment of rock painting preserved in a limestone rock - shelter in the Kimberley region of North - Western Australia , that is dated 40 000 years [ 2 ] . There are examples of cave paintings all over the world - in India , France , Spain , Portugal , China , Australia , etc.
In Western cultures oil painting and watercolor painting have rich and complex traditions in style and subject matter . In East ink , ink and color choices historically dominated the media with equally rich traditions and complex .
The invention of photography had a major impact on painting . In 1829 , the first photograph was produced . From the mid to late 19th century , photographic processes improved and after looking more widespread , painting lost much of its historic purpose to provide an accurate record of the observable world . There began a series of art movements into the 20th century where the Renaissance view of the world was steadily eroded , through Impressionism , Post - Impressionism , Fauvism , Expressionism , Cubism and Dadaism . Eastern and African painting , however , continued a long history of stylization and did not undergo the equivalent transformation at the same time .
Modern and Contemporary Art has moved away from the historic value of craft and documentation that support the concept ; This makes some people say in the 1960s that painting , as a serious art form , is dead . It also does not preclude the majority of living painters from continuing to practice painting either as a whole or part of their work . Vitality and versatility of painting in the 21st century belies the premature declaration of its demise . In an age marked by the idea of ​​pluralism , there is no consensus as to a representative style of the age. Important works of art continue to be made in a variety of styles and aesthetic temperaments , the market is left to assess achievement .
Among the continuing and current directions in painting at the beginning of the 21st century are Monochrome painting , Hard - edge painting , Geometric abstraction , Appropriation , Hyperrealism , photorealism , Expressionism , Minimalism , Lyrical Abstraction , Pop Art , Op Art , Abstract Expressionism , Color field painting , Neo - expressionism , Collage , Intermediate painting , set painting , Computer art painting , postmodern painting , Neo - Dada painting , Shaped canvas painting , environmental mural painting , traditional figure painting , Landscape painting , Portrait painting , and paint-on - glass animation .

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa , or La Gioconda ( La Joconde ) , is a oil painting on poplar wood made ​​by Leonardo da Vinci in the 16th century . This painting is often regarded as one of the most famous paintings in the world and few other works of art that became the center of attention , study , mythology , and parody . This painting is owned by the French government and on display at the Musée du Louvre in Paris .

Half-body painting is a painting depicting a woman whose gaze towards visitors with an expression often described as enigmatic or mysterious .
The name or title of the Mona Lisa comes from Giorgio Vasari biography of Leonardo da Vinci , which was published 31 years after he died . In this book mentioned that the woman in this painting is Lisa Gherardini , wife of a wealthy Florentine businessman Francesco del Giocondo named .
Mona in Italian is the abbreviation for the madonna which means " mistress " . So the title means is Mrs. Lisa painting . In the Italian language titles are usually written as Monna Lisa painting ( with double n ) .
Then La Gioconda is the feminine form of Giocondo . Giocondo word in Italian means " carefree " and he gioconda means " carefree woman " . Thanks to the mysterious Mona Lisa smile is , this phrase has a double meaning . Similarly, the French translation ; La Joconde .
The name Mona Lisa and La Gioconda or La Joconde be the title of this painting is widely accepted since the 19th century . Previous painting is called by various names such as " Women of Firenze " or " A noblewoman with a thin veil " .