An enchanting smile,
"more divine than human".
casts a splendorous magic
around the florentine woman.
The lady's enigmatic smile
accounts so much puzzle!
Embedded in a scandulous file
creates a silhoutte of hazzle
The painted lady has eversince -
been the endless speculation.
The mysteriousness of her smile,
springs in hundreds of interpretation.
No curator does dare to work,
on this splendid master piece.
Running the risk of wiping, the smile,
off the striking, marvelous face.
All have grappled desperately,
with her smile, that strides.
As yet seeking helplessly,
what the tight lipped smile hides.
The innocence of the portrait,
attracts any, for its beauty.
Her soft seeming eyes follows you;
where ever you step, is indeed gaiety.
Its the subtle homage, Leonardo the genius,
has rendered in the past.
To the living face, which makes a milestone,
in the history of visual arts!
She smiles. And she smiles.
Haunting every heart.
The mystery prevails,
Across and away. Within and without.
"more divine than human".
casts a splendorous magic
around the florentine woman.
The lady's enigmatic smile
accounts so much puzzle!
Embedded in a scandulous file
creates a silhoutte of hazzle
The painted lady has eversince -
been the endless speculation.
The mysteriousness of her smile,
springs in hundreds of interpretation.
No curator does dare to work,
on this splendid master piece.
Running the risk of wiping, the smile,
off the striking, marvelous face.
All have grappled desperately,
with her smile, that strides.
As yet seeking helplessly,
what the tight lipped smile hides.
The innocence of the portrait,
attracts any, for its beauty.
Her soft seeming eyes follows you;
where ever you step, is indeed gaiety.
Its the subtle homage, Leonardo the genius,
has rendered in the past.
To the living face, which makes a milestone,
in the history of visual arts!
She smiles. And she smiles.
Haunting every heart.
The mystery prevails,
Across and away. Within and without.
4 comments:
O my!!! Just awesome..............
Thanks Shilli. :)
Let me share my experience of seeing the original Mona Lisa painting at Musee Du Louvre at Paris.
It was in September 2006 that I landed in Paris after a over night journey from Frankfurt.
I choose to stay put in a youth hostel while at Paris which costs a small amount of 20euros which includes overnight stay plus free complimentary breakfast.
"Free" & "Complimentary" now thats some thing we indians wud love to avail of given a chance, so I stuffed the free breakfast till my throat(kanta barthi)...so that I can save on the lunch part of it.
With one of my heaviest breakfast in life, I started to loaf around the streets of Paris humming ...." Pretty Woman walking down the streets of Paris....".
Then I happened to enter Musee Du Louvre but was taken aback by the entry ticket which was if I remember right 10 Euros. I said to my self "idrajji 10 Euros means Rs600....no way I can pay just to see some crappy art".......so just walked past it.
Then I roamed around the city and returned to the Musee Du Louvre at around 8PM to see that some people were entering without buying any tickets.. I too just followed them(typical Indian mentality:))... and I entered a place which can be called ... the Sanctum Sanctorum of Art.
So many paintings/sculptures/carvings etc... I was just wonderstruck by the creativity of human mind and hands. Finally I saw the MonaLisa painting, it was fully encased in a bullet proof showcase , no photograph allowed ...just gotto observe it.
Though I could not see any tangible difference between the original one and the replicas...the experience of watching it from close quarters is worth mentioning.
It was there at Musee Du Louvre my artistic instincts were triggered and I developed a taste for art.
Wow. Must have been an exhilirating experience! And Paris(as i have just heard) is a wonderful place to be, especially for an art connoisseur! I would love ot visit it sometime. HOPE to. :)
I couldn't help but smile when you elicited the glimpse of Indian mentality. :) But not all indians are so, alright?! Namagu swalpa swabhimana innu idhe kanri! :)
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