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Leonardo di Vinci's Mona Lisa

From the official Louvre website Portrait of Lisa Gherardini, wife of Francesco del Giocondo Description Acquired by Francis I in 1518, acclaimed by artists of the day, the Mona Lisa – also known as La Gioconda – only earned her worldwide fame in the 20th century, more on account of her "adventures" theft (1911–14), stoning (1956), travels to the United States (1963) and Tokyo and Moscow (1974) — than her outstanding qualities. Da Vinci’s dazzling, almost magical technique models the forms through his use of glazes (very diluted, quasi-transparent layers of paint), playing with light and shade effects by making the contours hazy ("sfumato"). Aerial perspective, moving from brown to blue, creates, through the density of the air, an abstract landscape made up of earth and water. What a pity that the colors darken as the varnish ages: the sleeves were once saffron yellow. The model’s identity has given rise to the oddest suggestions at times, even going as far as to say that she was a man. It is probably a portrait, begun in Florence between 1503 and 1507, of Monna ("Mrs.") Lisa Gherardini del Giocondo. Her smile could thus be a symbol of her name, "gioconda" also meaning "cheerful." While this is one of the period’s largest portraits, painted on a single, very thin (12 mm) poplar board, it is not an ostentatious image of a rich bourgeoise lady, although her pose and attire and the absence of eyelashes and eyebrows are in keeping with the elegance of her station. It is above all an ideal portrait, reflecting Renaissance interest in Platonic theory, when the beauty of the body was seen as that of the soul.

Date: 8 July 2010
Photographer: Anniemax: gallery
Location: Paris, France
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Long hair

Date: 7 July 2010
Photographer: Groperos: gallery
Location: Philippines
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July 7th Wrap Up

pottery lesson

Date: 7 July 2010
Photographer: sandlb107: gallery
Location: Greece
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National Museum

Singapore 1960s, free exhibition

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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National Museum

Check out the single cover with the snake !

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Cai Guo – Qiang: Head On, National Museum

Fabulous exhibition.... are these stuffed wolves ? They reflect a painting which was created from ashes collected from things the artist has blown up ! http://www.nationalmuseum.sg/nms/nms_html/nms_content_6c.asp?content_template=4&content_id=23&tab_id=23&cine_id=2715&fest_id=0 "Although the Berlin Wall is long gone, and the former East Germany and West Germany have reunified, there remain deep and intractable historical issues between the two sides. The 99 life-sized wolves are leaping en masse towards an unseen wall, with those at the front falling from striking the wall while those bringing up the rear continuing surging forward, undeterred. Seen from afar, the leaping wolf pack forms an arc full of force and power, their fierce courage and spirit of warrior camaraderie seemingly serving as a reminder to people: humanity is easily blinded by a kind of collective mentality and action, and is destined to repeat such error to an almost unbelievable degree. The crux of this installation lies just before the glass wall, as the artist reminds people: invisible walls are the hardest to dismantle. The second and third parts of this colossal installation - Illusion II and Vortex - will also be exhibited."

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Cai Guo – Qiang: Head On, National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Cai Guo – Qiang: Head On, National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Cai Guo – Qiang: Head On, National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Singapore History, National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Singapore History, National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Singapore History, National Museum

Date: 6 July 2010
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Location: Singapore
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Singapore History, National Museum

Particulary loved these pictures.So colonial.

Date: 6 July 2010
Photographer: Bushra: gallery
Location: Singapore
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Sir Stamford Raffles

Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was a British statesman, best known for his founding of the city of Singapore (now the city-state of the Republic of Singapore). He is often described as the "Father of Singapore". He was also heavily involved in the conquest of the Indonesian island of Java from Dutch and French military forces during the Napoleonic Wars and contributed to the expansion of the British Empire. Died in debt to East India Company. Would have been forgotten if it wasn't for his wife who had her memoirs published. In 1826, Raffles died of a stroke at his home in London. He was buried at Hendon St. Mary’s, but the then vicar disapproved of Raffles, particularly on his anti-slavery stance, and would not allow him burial in the main body of the church.