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Templum Fine art Auction

300 - LEONARDO DA VINCI (Vinci, 1452 – Amboise, 1519) Follower – The Mona Lisa or Mona Lisa

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€4,000

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Estimation

€6,000 - 8,000

Sale fees

26.62%

LEONARDO DA VINCI (Vinci, 1452 – Amboise, 1519) Follower – The Mona Lisa or Mona Lisa Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 77 × 53 cm. Dimensions with frame: 92 × 68 cm. This figurative and portrait-like work depicts a half-length portrait of a woman seated in a three-quarter view, her hands delicately resting in her lap and her face turned toward the viewer. It faithfully follows the famous iconographic model of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The figure displays a serene and enigmatic expression, characterized by a slight smile and a gaze of remarkable psychological intensity—elements that constitute some of the most recognizable features of the original composition. Her face, with its soft and delicately modeled features, is framed by long, dark hair that falls over her shoulders, while her clothing, in shades of black, brown, and green, is draped in ample folds that envelop the body and accentuate the figure’s elegance. In the background unfolds an imaginary mountainous landscape, composed of rock formations, winding paths, waterways, and hills that gradually fade into a horizon of bluish and greenish hues. The composition creates a striking contrast between the monumental presence of the female figure and the atmospheric depth of the landscape, whose aerial perspective is one of the most characteristic elements of Leonardo da Vinci’s pictorial language. The soft, diffused lighting models the volumes of the face, neck, and hands through delicate transitions between light and shadow, evoking the celebrated sfumato technique, developed by Leonardo da Vinci to soften contours and give figures an appearance of extraordinary naturalness. The color palette, dominated by earthy tones, dark greens, ochres, and muted blues, contributes to creating an atmosphere of serenity and mystery, while the rendering of the flesh tones and the position of the hands reinforce the introspective nature of the portrait. The work belongs to the ...

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Auction details

Grand Auction of Old Masters, Haute Époque, and Private Collections
Thursday, October 29
03:00 PM
Carrer de Rosselló 193
08036 Barcelona, Spain

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